Posted on 19. Apr, 2018 in: News

Arms dealer could be extradited to India

The Danish arms dealer who caused a major rift in Denmark-India relations could soon be extradited to face trial. In an interview with World Is One News (WION) on the sidelines of the India-Nordic…

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Posted on 19. Apr, 2018 in: News

Failed asylum seekers return to Germany

In September 2015 there was a constant stream of refugees entering Denmark from Germany to seek asylum in this country, or primarily Sweden, but the situation has now been reversed. The Jydske Vestkysten…

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Posted on 19. Apr, 2018 in: News

Economists cast doubt on official growth figures

Key economic indicators used to calculate Danish GDP growth can no longer be trusted according to seven leading economists. Senior Nykredit economist Tore Stramer told Berlingske Business he no longer has confidence that…

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Posted on 19. Apr, 2018 in: News

Denmark 34th in growth globally

Despite the  dispute about how it’s calculated, Gross Domestic Product grew 2.2% in 2017 compared to last year according to countryeconomy.com which ranks Denmark 34th out of 195 OECD countries In US dollars, the…

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Posted on 19. Apr, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Nykredit and Sydbank in Spanish mortgage scandal / Gambling revenue up Two of Denmark’s biggest mortgage lenders have been found guilty in Spain of cheating British property owners by persuading them to take…

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Posted on 18. Apr, 2018 in: News

Strike postponed – but still no deal

After a marathon 19 hours of negotiations that ended without a deal early this morning the official labour dispute arbitrator, Mette Christensen, gave unions, communal employers, and the state a final 14 day-period to try…

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Posted on 18. Apr, 2018 in: News

Lawmakers fear circumcision bill could provoke ‘Mohammed Cartoons Part 2’

A citizens’ bill that would ban non-medical circumcision for boys is close to reaching the 50,000 signatures needed to be put before parliament, a move that lawmakers fear could lead to a new…

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Posted on 18. Apr, 2018 in: News

Bill Clinton in Copenhagen today

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will hold informal talks this morning with ex-US President Bill Clinton, who’s in Copenhagen as the keynote speaker at the Presidents Institute for 3,000 business leaders who’ve paid…

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Posted on 18. Apr, 2018 in: News

PM praises Macron’s EU speech

Prime Minister Lars Løkke praised Emmanuel Macron’s speech to the European Parliament, Tuesday, when the French President said the European Union shouldn’t accept any new member countries until the 28-nation bloc is more…

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Posted on 18. Apr, 2018 in: News

Løkke, Modi agree to restart India-Denmark Joint Commission

The India-Denmark Joint Commission that’s been on standby since 2010 is to be re-started, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday after talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at the India-Nordic summit…

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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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