Posted on 30. Sep, 2018 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, September 24th – 30th 2018

Politics/Economy: The ruling Liberals kick-started the election campaign with full-page newspaper adverts proclaiming themselves as the ‘party of welfare’ after adding DKK75bn to social spending, but were challenged by coalition partner, the Liberal…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

Business Minister bangs the drum for EU

Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov (C) hyped the benefits of the EU’s single market in a speech to a policy dialogue debate, ‘25 Years On: How to Rejuvenate the Single Market?’ at the European…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

Danes warm to EU

Danes are unlikely to follow Great Britain and vote to leave the EU in the near future. A new Epinion poll for Politiken shows no more than 28% of the electorate would vote…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

Refugees return home with cash bonus

More and more refugees and migrants have accepted the government’s offer of a cash bonus to return home. The ‘repatriation grant’ covers flight tickets and up to DKK133,866 to help them stand on…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

EU warns against wild boar fence

The EU has expressed concern about the government’s plan to build a 70-km fence along the border with Germany to keep out wild boar, carriers of the deadly African swine fever. In a…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

Obama in Denmark

Barack Obama landed in Denmark last night ahead of his private talk to business leaders, local dignitaries and students at Business Forum in Kolding today. Although the majority of residents have welcomed the…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

Deaths and violence from gang crime

Gang-related crime cost 4 people their lives in Denmark last year while another 65 were seriously injured, a new police report compiled for parliament’s Justice Committee shows. The report highlights the year’s third…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

Crown Prince in China

Crown Prince Frederik met with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in Beijing, Thursday, as part of a 3-day trade and cultural exchange visit. The Prince said Denmark would take the opportunity of the…

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Posted on 28. Sep, 2018 in: News

Danske Bank whistleblower fears retaliation

The Danske Bank whistleblower who was named earlier this week has accused the bank of violating his rights and called for protection. Berlingkse on Wednesday identified the whistleblower as former Danske Bank employee…

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Posted on 27. Sep, 2018 in: News

Danske Bank whistleblower revealed

Berlingske has named the internal employee who blew the whistle on the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Howard Wilkinson, a British national who headed Danske’s trading unit at its Estonia branch from 2007…

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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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