Posted on 06. Feb, 2014 in: News

Danske Bank blacklists top Israeli bank

Denmark’s Ambassador to Israel, Jeper Vahr, was summoned to a face to face meeting with Israel’s Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin last week to explain why the Danske Bank has blacklisted a leading Israeli…

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2014 in: News

DLG invests DKK100m to meet China’s pork needs

China’s demand for pork is exploding – good news for the Danish agricultural sector. The OECD predicts that China will surpass the European Union as the world’s largest per-person consumer of pig meat…

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2014 in: News

Union rejects Danish Crown demands

Danish Crown’s demand that employees accept a pay cut to ensure the future of production in this country has been dismissed as ’visionless, shotgun management’ by the foodworkers’ trade union, NNF. The global…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2014 in: News

Danish political funding rules ‘the worst in Europe’

Denmark has again been criticised for the lack of transparency surrounding political party funding. Danish rules are the worst in Europe according to the latest evaluation report by EU watchdog GRECO (The Council…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2014 in: News

‘Red Ole’ defects to Social Democrats

Another high-profile politician has deserted the sinking ship known as the Socialist People’s Party (SPP). Former business minister Ole Sohn has defected to the Social Democrats, following former health minister Astrid Krag, and…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2014 in: News

Defectors cost socialists money

In addition to rapidly losing all political credibility, the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) is facing a significant financial loss after the departure of 3 former ministers. Every parliamentary party receives a DKK45,099 per…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2014 in: News

France shares Danish EU banking concern

After talks with Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager in Paris, Tuesday, France’s Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said he shared Danish concerns that new EU banking rules could create problems for Denmark’s mortgage market. He…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2014 in: News

New poll: Yes to Patent Court but ‘undecided’ hold the key

If Danish voters were asked to vote on the EU Patent Court today the result would be a resounding yes. With just under four months to go the EU referendum, a new Wilke…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2014 in: News

Løkke pushes for lower taxes, duties

Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has urged the Prime Minister to link upcoming employment reform to ‘stimulus package 2’. Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt has said she’s waiting for the recommendations of an…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2014 in: News

New minister promises sex-change law

Newly appointed Minister for Gender Equality Manu Sareen has promised legislation that will make it easier for transsexuals to change gender. In response to criticism from Amnesty International that Denmark discriminates against transsexuals,…

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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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