Posted on 14. Apr, 2021 in: News

6 more charged in share dividend scam

Six more people have been charged in the multi-billion share-dividend scam. In January two British nationals – Sanjay Shah and Anthony Mark Patterson – were formally charged by Danish prosecutors with unlawfully defrauding…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2021 in: News

Top MP accused of intimidating critics

One of Denmark’s most high-profile politicians, Conservative MP Naser Khader, has been given a rap on the knuckles by party leader Søren Pape Poulsen following allegations of intimidation. Mr Khader took sick leave…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2021 in: News

New poll: Conservatives surge as Liberals slump

The controversy surrounding Naser Khader comes at a bad time for the Conservatives who are enjoying their highest level of support for 25 years. The latest Gallup poll indicates the party, led by…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2021 in: News

Mass defection of Liberal voters

211.421 Liberal (Venstre) voters have ’defected’ to the Conservatives since the 2019 election, around 5% of the electorate, a new study of voting trends by Professor Kasper Møller Hansen of Copenhagen University shows….

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2021 in: News

PM says no to Sputnik V

Denmark won’t be buying Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine until it’s approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Hungary and Slovakia are, so far, the only EU countries to order the vaccine but…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Slight dip in infections…. Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrive tomorrow…..104.824 vaccinated in ‘dummy run’ 514 new corona cases were reported, Monday, 177 down on the previous day although there were 70,000 fewer tests….

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2021 in: News

Slight increase in Danes’ lifespan bucks EU trend

Denmark was one of only two EU countries that saw an increase in life expectancy last year. New Eurostat figures show the average lifespan rose by a slight 0.15% of a year in…

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Posted on 13. Apr, 2021 in: News

French company wins $3bn DSB deal

France’s Alstom has won the DKK20bn ($3bn) contract to supply state-owned rail network DSB with 100 new electric trains. In the biggest order ever placed by DSB, Alstom will deliver at least 100…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

Finally…Løkke launches new party

After months of speculation Lars Løkke Rasmussen has finally confirmed he’s starting a new political party. The former prime minister made the announcement in a self-penned article in tabloid daily BT, Saturday, 24…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

Løkke’s new party facing political ‘black hole’ in the centre

Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new party could win up to 6-7% of the vote at the next election without causing too much damage to the centre-left bloc, according to leading political commentator Henrik Qvortrup…

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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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