Posted on 02. Sep, 2016 in: News

Latest drone technology to boost Arctic claim

Denmark is planning to use drones to boost its claim to a vast area of the Arctic Ocean, including the North Pole, also contested by Russia, Norway, Canada, and the USA. Denmark is…

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Posted on 02. Sep, 2016 in: News

Novo CEO steps down

Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most profitable company, has announced long-serving CEO Lars Rebien Sorensen is to step down ahead of time. Mr Sorensen, named by Harvard Business Review as the top-performing CEO in the…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

Police launch manhunt after Christiania shooting

A police officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head whilst patrolling the ‘hippy state’ of Christiania in Copenhagen last night. Another police officer was shot in the leg and…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

PM prepared for new election campaign

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is ready for a snap election if he can’t put together majority support for the government’s 2025 economic stimulus plan. Analysts and commentators believe an election is the…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

Liberal Alliance refuse to back down in tax dispute

Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen has raised the stakes for the possibility of a snap election by maintaining his demand for a 5 percentage point cut in the punitive top rate of income…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

Mette on tour

Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen has embarked on a nationwide business tour to promote the Social Democrats’ input, and objections, to the 2025 economic plan laid out by the government, Tuesday. Ms Frederiksen wil…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

Government’s turnaround on emergency brake

The government’s call for an ‘emergency brake’ on immigration reflects a complete turnaround in policy. Three months ago integration Minister Inger Støjberg told parliament the idea was ‘alluring but impractical’, while just last…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

Danish ships remove chemical weapons from Libya

A Danish-led international operation to rid Libya of its chemical weapons has removed 500 tons of chemicals from the North African country, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said the chemicals were picked up Saturday…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

Slight growth in Q2

The economy grew for a second consecutive quarter in the three month April to June period, albeit at a slower pace. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark, published Wednesday, show Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…

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Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in: News

Maersk to invest $70m in New Jersey port expanison

Maersk’s ports and harbours division, APM Terminals, is set to invest DKK466m ($70m) to upgrade its US-based Port Elizabeth terminal, which would enable the port to receive increased loads arriving from larger vessels travelling via…

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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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