Posted on 14. Feb, 2020 in: News

Copenhagen Airport takes coronavirus hit

The coronavirus has already started to impact transit figures at Copenhagen Airport. The number of travellers from China fell by 3,000 in January and the downturn has strengthened this month Overall, 1,963,426 passengers…

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Posted on 14. Feb, 2020 in: News

Five years after Copenhagen slayings Danes ‘unconcerned’ about terror threat

On the 5th anniversary of the Copenhagen terror attack a new survey reveals that the Danish public is generally unconcerned about the threat of terrorism. On February 14th 2015, Copenhagen police shot and…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2020 in: News

40,000 violations at migrant departure centre

Failed asylum seekers and other migrants at the Kærshovedgård departure centre in mid-Jutland violated the rules for residency, registration, and other legally required obligations more than 40,000 times last year. Residents are required…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2020 in: News

Denmark awaits training mission invitation from Iraq

NATO has yet to receive an invitation from Iraq that would allow Denmark to assume leadership of a training mission for Iraqi armed forces this year. In an interview with TV2, Tuesday, NATO Secretary General…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2020 in: News

China protests ex-speaker’s Taiwan trip

China has again protested to parliament, this time against former speaker of the house Pia Kjærsgaard’s visit to Taiwan last October when she met President Tsai Ing-wen. China believes Taiwan is Chinese and,…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2020 in: News

Questions about legality of ‘sweet deal’ in share dividend scam

The Tax Department’s (SKAT) claim last month that its out of court settlement with American speculators who scammed the Danish state out of billions of kroner in the share dividend scandal was ‘perfectly…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2020 in: News

Support for Vietnam trade deal – with reservations

Danish MEPs have backed the EU’s free trade deal with Vietnam despite reservations about the country’s human rights record. After a majority at the EU Parliament approved the “most modern, comprehensive and ambitious…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2020 in: News

SAS edits ‘unpatriotic’ advert

Scandinavia’s flagship airline SAS was forced to edit a new online commercial yesterday after critics claimed it was ‘unpatriotic’. Anti-immigration parties and online posters said the video, entitled “What is Scandinavian for real?…

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Posted on 13. Feb, 2020 in: News

News in brief

Copenhagen Airport leads the way for shoppers…..Tourist boom….Denmark no.1 in  organic sales…. Copenhagen, alongside London’s Heathrow, has been named the leading airport for shoppers in Europe in a study by strategic property consultancy,…

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Posted on 12. Feb, 2020 in: News

Tax Ministry cover up

The Tax Ministry has covered up serious flaws in the Tax Authority’s (SKAT) control mechanisms of corporate tax, auto imports, and customs. Berlingske reports how parliament, despite repeated requests, has since 2016 been…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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