Posted on 07. Jan, 2024 in: TWTW

While you were away – a roundup of all the Christmas/New Year news, December 18th – January 7th 2023:

Politics/Economy: The holiday period was dominated by the shock news of Queen Margrethe’s abdication – Her Majesty made the announcement in her traditional speech to the nation New Year’s Eve when she said…

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Posted on 17. Dec, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, December 11th – 17th 2023:

Politics/Economy: The police arrested three people on suspicion of plotting to carry out an act of terror – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the suspects were acting on behalf of the Palestinian…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, December 4th – 9th 2023:

Politics/Economy: Minister for Digital Government and Gender Equality Mia Wagner quit the government just two weeks after being appointed– she was replaced by Marie Bjerre, who made way for the TV personality in…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, November 27th – October 3rd 2023

Politics/Economy: The government presented its 2024 budget, Monday, with the backing of 11 out of 12 parliamentary parties – Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen laid out a number of new welfare initiatives, including DKK695m…

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Posted on 26. Nov, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, November 20th – 26th 2023

Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made a partial cabinet reshuffle following defence minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen’s decision to quit politics – new Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Morten Dahlin vowed to crack down on all…

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Posted on 19. Nov, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, November 13th – 19th 2023

Politics/Economy: Economic growth contracted for the second successive quarter, sending the economy into a ‘technical recession’ – the latest figures showed Danish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped 0.3% in the third quarter. As…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, October 30th – November 5th 2023

Politics/Economy: The Public Prosecutor sensationally dropped the espionage charges against former defence minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, and ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen, former head of the Defence Intelligence Agency – after Mr Hjort Frederiksen…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, October 16th – 22nd 2023

Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark stands ’shoulder to shoulder’ with Sweden after two Swedish football fans were shot dead in a suspected Islamist terror attack in central Brussels – she condemned…

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Posted on 15. Oct, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, October 9th-15th 2023

Politics/Economy: The Conservatives will not be supporting the government’s proposed framework for the  independent legal inquiry into the Israeli arms affair – defence spokesperson  Rasmus Jarlov said he has no confidence that the…

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Posted on 08. Oct, 2023 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, October 2nd – October 8th 2023

Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government’s current wave of unpopularity is ’completely normal’ after a new opinion poll showed only 36.4% of the electorate would vote for the coalition if an…

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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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