Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 in: News

PET double agent laid assassination plan for Mohammed illustrator

Former Danish Intelligence (PET) double agent Morten Storm allegedly tried to incite Muslims in Denmark to assassinate Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard, according to tabloid daily BT, Monday. Danish-Bosnian Muslim Adnan Avdic, well-known in…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 in: News

Military command had serious doubts about Operation Green Desert

Danish military command was extremely sceptical about supporting the British-led Operation Green Desert in Iraq in 2004 that led to 11 Iraqi prisoners suing the Danish state for being an accessory to torture….

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 in: News

Løkke imposed 101 new duties on business sector

Although the Liberals have assumed the role of ‘guardian of the business sector’ during current budget negotiations, a new Tax Ministry report reveals that the former Lib/Con coalition imposed 131 new duties and…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 in: News

Torture expert: New agreement is worthless

30 countries, led by Denmark, have reached agreement on the ‘Copenhagen Process’, a set of guidelines concerning the treatment of prisoners throughout the world. However, the new ‘outcome document’, which stresses that prisoners…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 in: News

FOX News host amazed at Danish tax levels

The host of a US news show was visibly shocked when told what middle class Danes pay in tax. In an interview on FOX News, founder of the Saxo Bank Lars Seier Christensen,…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 in: News

Oppositon demands immediate deportation for criminal foreigners

The political opposition believes that at least DKK275m can be found by deporting criminal foreigners currently incarcerated in Danish prisons. Ahead of cross-party negotiations about a new prison bill that get underway today,…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 in: News

Unemployed say no to job offer

One in five unemployed who risk losing their unemployment benefits in the New Year have said no to the offer of a job. Out of 100 people contacted by the local job centre…

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Posted on 19. Oct, 2012 in: News

EU bank deal – Denmark waits

Leaders of the European Union in Brussels reached agreement earlier this morning for a eurozone-wide banking supervisor in 2013 designed to help prevent future catastrophic bank failures, but Denmark’s situation remains unclear. Emerging…

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Posted on 19. Oct, 2012 in: News

Lawyer accuses Defence Ministry of cover up

Grainy video footage showing Danish troops failing to intervene as Iraqi citizens are being beaten by Iraqi guards proves that the Defence Ministry has lied, according to Christian Harling, the lawyer for 11…

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Posted on 19. Oct, 2012 in: News

Lies and more lies says whisteleblower

The ‘Whistleblower’ in the Iraq abuse affair, former intelligence officer Anders Kærgaard, said yesterday that it’s sad to see military leadership continuing to lie about what happened during operation ‘Green Desert’ in 2004….

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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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