Posted on 26. Apr, 2023 in: News

Climate Minister signs energy agreement with Ukraine

Denmark has signed a 5-year agreement with Ukraine to help the war-torn country rebuild destroyed wind capacity and strengthen its independence from Russia on energy. Climate & Energy Minister  Lars Aagaard said in…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2023 in: News

Denmark’s biggest polluter posts record earnings

Aalborg Portland, Denmark’s only cement producer but also the country’s biggest polluter, achieved a record turnover of DKK 12.8 bn ($1.9bn) in 2022, 27% up on the previous year – annual profit was…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2023 in: News

Finance Minister presents ‘tight budget’

The government, backed by parties from both sides of the aisle, presented its long-awaited 2023 budget, Monday, described as a ’tight fiscal spending plan’ by Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen, aimed at helping to…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2023 in: News

Russian trawlers on spying mission in Faroe Islands

Party leaders have called for Russian ships to be banned from the Faroe Islands following reports that two Russian trawlers – Lira and Ester – docked in Faroese ports more than 200 times…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2023 in: News

PM: ‘Russian espionage is real and serious’

The protection of critical infrastructure has moved high up the agenda, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last night following reports that two Russian fishing vessels, which have been sailing around the Faroe Islands…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2023 in: News

Government inks deal with Greenland airport

The Ministry of Defence has struck an agreement with Greenland that will allow the Danish Air Force to continue using the island’s main airport, Kangerlussuaq. In 2019 Denmark and Greenland concluded an agreement…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2023 in: News

PM rejects NATO job rumours

Prime Miniser Mette Frederiksen has dismissed reports she’s in line to become NATO Secretary General. According to Norwegian media VG and NRK, Ms Frederiksen is one of the leading candidates to replace former…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2023 in: News

Migration on the agenda again as Swedish PM arrives in Copenhagen

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s hectic schedule continues today when her Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, arrives in Copenhagen for, according to a Ministry of State press release, talks on ’immigration policy, migration, and the…

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Posted on 25. Apr, 2023 in: News

Controversial MP takes unpaid leave

The Moderates’ under-fire culture spokesperson, Jon Stephensen, has taken a sabbatical from parliament for the rest of the year after receiving massive criticism for sending a ‘sexually explicit’ text message to a 19-year-old female…

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Posted on 24. Apr, 2023 in: News

PM in Rome: Italy needs help to solve migrant crisis

European countries need to act immediately to prevent a new migrant crisis similar to 2015, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Friday, following talks in Rome with her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, where migration…

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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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