Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Homeowners face loss for 17 years

Economists and mortgage lenders are extremely pessimistic about the ‘frozen’ housing market in this country. According a new prognosis by BRF Kredit, it could be up to 17 years before homeowners can sell…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Dire prospects for Danish industry

Employment in Denmark’s industrial sector has been slashed by around half since the 1960’s, from 650,000 to 330,000 today, and industry professionals expect the drastic downside to continue. In a new report by…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Arsonists ravage Copenhagen suburbs

One or more arsonists is thought to be responsible for a series of fires in the Copenhagen suburbs of Taastrup and Rødovre where several containers, a caravan, a trailer at a community center,…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Nørrebro residents must continue to boil water

New tests, Sunday, revealed that there are still traces of E.Coli bacteria in the water supply to the inner-city Copenhagen district of Nørrebro. This comes after a general warning  to residents of  Nørrebro,…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Liberals: Opposition must find cash for housing package

As both the government and the opposition revealed tax initiatives aimed at boosting the struggling housing market, the Liberal Party criticised the opposition for failing to provide details of how its proposal would…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Opposition promises tax break for small businesses

In a bid to boost the Danish economy, the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s are prepared to offer a tax rebate for new businesses. The two main opposition parties would take five billion…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

New US execution with Danish drugs

The US state of Virginia has executed a 30-year-old man with a lethal injection containing drugs produced by Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck, even though the company has previously protested against the use of the drug on death row inmates. Despite…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Terror suspects back in court

The five left-wing extremists charged under the anti-terror act for arson attacks on police building and banks were back in court, Friday. Copenhagen City Court resumed the hearing to determine whether there is reasonable…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

New food mecca finally ready to open

On 2 September, Copenhageners will finally be able to buy fresh produce from the newly built Torvehallerne market hall in Israels Plads, close to Nørreport. The project has taken 13 years to reach…

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Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 in: News

Government to abolish regions

The five regions of Denmark will be abolished. This is the result of negotiations between the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party and Danish People’s Party today Friday. Minister for Economic and Business Affairs,…

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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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