Posted on 03. May, 2011 in: News

Danish company bids for Ukraine toxic waste

Denmark could be heading for a new toxic waste controversy. Although Environment Minister Karen Ellemann blocked the transport of around 6,100 tons of dangerous HCB heading for Danish waste disposer Kommunekemi from Australia…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Candles outside US Embassy

The Liberal Party’s youth wing lighted candles outside the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Monday evening, to ‘commemorate the victims of bin-Laden’s reign of terror’. A spokesman said the death of bin Laden signalled…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Denmark sits exam in human rights

There’s room for improvement but on the whole, Denmark is a country that’s respected for observing human rights. That was the verdict from head of the Institute for Human rights, Jonas Christoffersen, after…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

PM congratulates US on bin Laden death

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen congratulated President Obama and the American people after receiving the welcome news of Osama bin Laden’s death. Before making a congratulatory telephone call to US Ambassador to Denmark,…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Lene E: The fight continues

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen called the assassination of Osama bin-Laden a ‘symbolic victory’ but said the ‘ideal solution’ is to try people in a court of law. Echoing the Prime Minister…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Fogh: NATO’s resolve won’t waiver

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the war on terrorist is far from over, even though the leading terrorist of all, Osama bin Laden, is dead. The former Danish Prime Minister said…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

British newspaper: Danish F-16’s killed Gaddafi’s son

According to the recognised British newspaper,The Guardian, it was Danish F-16 fighter jets that were responsible for the air strikes on Libya, Saturday, when Moamar Gaddafi’s youngest son was killed. The newspaper quotes…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, April 23rd – May 1st – 2011

Politics The latest opinion polls indicate that the electorate has given the government’s ‘2020 Economic Plan’ the thumbs down and the opposition is heading for a comfortable victory in this year’s election. The…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: spanish

LA PASADA SEMANA: del 23 de abril al 1 de mayo de 2011

POLITICA Las últimas encuestas mostraron que la mayoría del electorado rechaza el “Plan económico para el 2020” presentado por el gobierno, y las mismas encuestas idicaron que la oposición obtendrá una amplia victoria…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

No free ride for the unemployed

No more sponging off society. If the opposition gains power at this year’s election, Helle Thorning-Schmidt intends to make life harder for those content to live off social handouts. In a defiant 1st…

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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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