Posted on 20. Jun, 2012 in: News

State comes to the rescue of business sector

The economic crisis has made banks so reluctant to lend money that companies are being forced to seek public funding to finance their domestic and international business, turning the state into a virtual…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2012 in: News

Praise for Danish EU Presidency, despite Schengen gaffe

Despite the political turbulence surrounding Denmark’s role in amending the rules for the EU open-border Schengen legislation, the Danish presidency’s achievements in justice and home affairs were praised when Justice Minister Morten Bødskov…

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Posted on 20. Jun, 2012 in: News

Voters want a tax break

Voters want to see the lowest rate of income tax reduced in reform negotiations. In a new Epinion poll for DR News, 60 per cent of respondents say those who earn the least…

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Posted on 19. Jun, 2012 in: News

Løkke’s tax reform blunder

By walking out of tax reform negotiations and flying to Brazil to attend the climate summit, opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has made a mistake of major proportions that could cost society billions…

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Posted on 19. Jun, 2012 in: News

US-based Chinese news agency was denied accreditation

Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal has been asked to explain why foreign embassies in Denmark are allowed to decide which media agencies should be accredited in this country, after it emerged that…

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Posted on 19. Jun, 2012 in: News

China grabs Danish investment money

Billions for China, millions for Denmark. That’s the bottom line after President Hu Jintao’s first official visit to Denmark last week. During his three day visit, Danish and Chinese companies signed deals worth…

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Posted on 19. Jun, 2012 in: News

Negative interest government bonds

For the first time ever, Danish government bonds were offered with negative interest rates, Tuesday, which means that investors would have to pay the Danish National Bank for the privilege of lending it…

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Posted on 19. Jun, 2012 in: News

Government goes for green GDP

Denmark will no longer measure economic growth in pure monetary terms. The government will in future factor in the use of natural resources in its economic growth estimates, and how much growth disturbs…

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Posted on 19. Jun, 2012 in: News

Politics, not economy, forces government to look left

The government’s new-found eagerness to forge a tax reform agreement with the Red/Green Alliance is due to tactical, not economic reasons, the Liberals’ deputy leader Kristian Jensen said last night. After rejecting the…

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Posted on 19. Jun, 2012 in: News

Opposition sidelined in reform negotiations

In the absence of the Liberals, the Conservatives and Liberal Alliance negotiated tax reform with the government, Monday, but the prospect of any ‘across the aisle’ agreementappeared highly unlikely last night. Conservative leader…

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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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