Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

Danes drowning in debt

More and more people in this country are faced with insurmountable debt. Over the past year the number of people listed in the notorious RKI Debt Register has risen by 3.5 per cent,…

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Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

Climate plan presented today

The national speed-limit on motorways could be lowered to 110 kmph (66mph) when the government launches its long-awaited Climate Plan, Wednesday, aimed at reducing Denmark’s CO2 emissions by 40 per cent ahead of…

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Posted on 14. Aug, 2013 in: News

Monster, testicle-eating fish found in Danish waters

The story about a fish found in the waters between Denmark and Sweden, feared for its attacks on male genitalia, has ‘gone global’. Newspapers and media throughout the world have reported how a…

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Posted on 13. Aug, 2013 in: News

EU referendum next year?

The Conservatives have backed the Liberals’ proposal for a referendum on Denmark’s EU opt-outs on justice and defence early next year. Commentators have raised concern that asking voters to vote in local elections…

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Posted on 13. Aug, 2013 in: News

Voters welcome Sass-Larsen back – but stay put

35 per cent of voters in a new Analyse poll believe that Henrik Sass-Larsen’s political comeback will strengthen the government but although he’s seen as a positive force in the run-up to the…

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Posted on 13. Aug, 2013 in: News

No backing for PM’s halal proposal

The Social Democrats’ political allies have distanced themselves from Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s first, post-summer political initiative – the voluntary labeling of all halal meat. Social Liberal whip Sofie Carsten Nielsen said she…

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Posted on 13. Aug, 2013 in: News

Mayor calls for protest against pork ban

Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen has urged parents to protest against kindergartens that have taken pork off the menu to appease Muslims. In response to a review carried out by tabloid daily Ekstra…

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Posted on 13. Aug, 2013 in: News

Kjærsgaard refuses to meet ‘Muslim criminal’

Former Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has rejected an invitation from Muslim apologist Ahmed Akkari for a personal meeting and dismissed him as a ‘psychopathic criminal’. Mr Akkari, who’s spent the past…

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Posted on 13. Aug, 2013 in: News

Danish national detained after failed terrorist attack

A Danish national of Palestinian origin and two others are reportedly in custody in Lebanon after a failed suicide bombing. The Danish Foreign Ministry has been unable to confirm Lebanese media reports of…

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Posted on 13. Aug, 2013 in: News

Gay festival will highlight Russian repression

Gays have dedicated next week’s annual Copenhagen Pride Festival to ’repressed’ homosexuals in Russia where the government recently passed wide-reaching, anti-gay legislation. Press secretary Mia Lynge Andersen said Danish gays have a duty…

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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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