Posted on 02. Mar, 2016 in: News

Everything remains awesome at Lego

Lego has again reported record profits. The toy giant said net profit rose 31% to DKK9.2 bn ($1.34 billion) in 2015, compared with DKK 7bn in 2014, thanks to its Star Wars, Ninjago…

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Posted on 02. Mar, 2016 in: News

Airport sets new passenger record

More than 26 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport (CPH) in 2015, a new passenger record for the fifth successive year, boosting both revenue and earnings. Total revenue grew by 5% to DKK…

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Posted on 02. Mar, 2016 in: News

National Bank: Negative interest alone can’t fix economy

National Bank governor Lars Rohde believes negative interest rates can’t be expected to solve the broader weaknesses of an economy. From Bloomberg News: The Bank was the first central bank to go below…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2016 in: News

New Africa strategy

Denmark will collaborate closely with the African Development Bank (AfDB) in a new strategy aimed at aimed at attaining sustainable growth and more stability in struggling regions on the continent. In a press…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2016 in: News

Cabinet re-shuffle

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Ramussen has been forced to make a minor cabinet re-shuffle after Environment and Food Minister Eva Kjer Hansen resigned over the weekend following accusations that she misled parliament over…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2016 in: News

Outgoing minister: “It was a witchhunt”

Eva Kjer Hansen accused the Conservatives of conducting a ’witch hunt’ against her after formally stepping down as environment and food Minister, Monday. She characterised the events of the past fourteen days as…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2016 in: News

New minister pushed through controversial reforms

As minister of education under Anders Fogh Rasmussen between 2001-2005, new Education & Research Minister Ulla Tørnæs pushed through high-school reform that was subsequently strongly criticised by current members of the cabinet, including…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2016 in: News

Social Democrats demand crackdown on hate preachers

The Social Democrats have called for legislation to stop Muslim hate preachers who abuse the right to freedom of speech, after TV2 showed hidden camera footage of an imam at the controversial Grimhøj…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2016 in: News

Refugee village report a ‘hatchet job’

A new report that rejects the idea of refugee villages has been dismissed as a ‘political hatchet job’ by the opposition. Parliament’s two biggest parties, the Social Democrats and Danish People’s Party, have…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2016 in: News

No handshake for Mary

A number of Saudi leaders have declined to shake hands with Crown Princess Mary during the royal couple’s official visit to the Kingdom. All top government dignitaries shook hands with her husband Crown…

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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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