Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

Foreign Minister: Merkel underestimated refugee problem

Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said yesterday Chancellor Angela Merkel had underestimated how many refugees would flood into her country as a result of Germany’s open-door policy. In a speech to a Washington DC…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

LA pushes for extended war commission

After months of political in-fighting about the disbanded Iraq Commission the issue took a new turn yesterday. With the backing of a political majority the Liberal Alliance (LA) urged Justice Minister Søren Pind…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

Child bride and husband return to asylum centre

A married Syrian couple who fled from an asylum centre in protest last week after the immigration authorities ordered them to live apart because the wife is under 18 agreed to return last…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

Terror trial starts today

The trial against four young Muslims accused of aiding killer Omar El-Hussein last year during last year’s Copenhagen terror attack gets underway in Copenhagen District Court today. The four stand accused of aiding and…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

Denmark in NATO exercise

Denmark is currently participating in NATO’s week-long Crisis Management Exercise 2016 (CMX16), the military alliance’s regularly-held decision-making and consultation exercise which involves no deployed forces. The European Union is observing the exercise, based…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

Dead body found near Little Mermaid

A dead body was found close to the Little Mermaid Wednesday. Navy divers discovered the rotting corpse on the seabed at Langelinie but Copenhagen Police said they have no idea who it is…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

Card transactions up but no increase in private spending

Retail purchases with the national debit card Dankort rose 13 percent in February from a year earlier to DKK 27.2bn ($4 bn), the latest data from card services firm Nets shows. However, even…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

EU seed money for small businesses

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and The Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden) have signed the first COSME agreement in Denmark, benefiting from the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the heart…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2016 in: News

Trade push leads to joint Saudi-Danish business council

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) and Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a joint Saudi-Danish business council. The agreement was signed, Monday, at…

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2016 in: News

Danish politicians criticise Turkey

Danish politicians have showered Turkey with criticism after the country’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, demanded a long list of concessions from the EU for helping to alleviate the refugee crisis. His demand for…

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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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