Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 in: News

DPP targets DKK12bn in immigrant jobs

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) believes that the massive budget deficit gap can be narrowed by encouraging more immigrants to join the labour market. Ahead of the upcoming negotiations about the government’s 2020…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 in: News

Former MP on terrorist rap wants to return to Denmark

Former MP Uwe Jensen, currently serving a prison sentence in the USA for arms and drugs trading, has applied for a transfer into Danish custody. Mr Jensen, who is now 75-years-old, was sentenced…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 in: News

CNN criticises lack of sex regulation in Denmark

Worldwide news network CNN has characterised Denmark as ‘Scandinavia’s brothel’ and praised Sweden for its crackdown on prostitution. In a new report on sex-trafficking, CNN journalists call the red-light district behind Copenhagen’s main…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 in: News

Call for law against bestiality

In the wake of last week’s’s controversial TV documentary that revealed the extent of bestiality in Denmark, the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has led the call for a law against humans having sex…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 in: News

Lene E demands Brazil push

Minister of Foreign Affairs has urged Danish companies to take advantage of the booming Brazilian economy. While Sweden and Norway have targeted the South American powerhouse for years, Denmark has focussed on nearby…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 in: News

Bestiality OK says ethics council

The Animal Ethics Council, a department of the Ministry of Justice, has urged the government not to ban bestiality. In response to a controversial documentary shown on Danish national TV last night, charting…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 in: News

UN: Danish claims of genocide are exaggerated

The UN has dismissed Danish claims of genocide in Libya as ‘exaggerated’. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen first raised the threat of genocide when arguing for intervention on March 16th, followed by…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 in: News

Government thows a bone to DPP

The government is ready to challenge EU rules to reward the Danish People’s Party. After DPP leader Pia Kjærsgaard announced that she wouldn’t be issuing any definite ultimatums in upcoming negotiations concerning the…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 in: News

25 years for Somali pirate

A Somali pirate has been given a 25-year jail sentence by a Washington DC court for his part in the hi-jacking of a Danish ship. Per Gullestrup, CEO of the Clipper shipping line,…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 in: News

Interest up – but no cause for panic

The Danish Central Bank raised its prime lending rate to 1.3%, Thursday, falling in line with the European Central Bank (ECB) which, as expected raised its benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from a…

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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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