Posted on 24. Sep, 2018 in: News

Vestager ‘desperate’ for new EU job

Former Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager is ‘desperately seeking’ a new, top EU job when her time as EU Commissioner comes to an end next year. According to news analysis think-tank, Mandag Morgen,…

More

Posted on 24. Sep, 2018 in: News

European criticism for DR cutbacks

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has publicly criticised the government’s media bill that forced state run DR to cut DKK773m (€100m) from its operating budget last week and implement a new, Christian-based, charter.  According to…

More

Posted on 24. Sep, 2018 in: News

Car exports give tax authority a new fraud headache

The national tax department (SKAT) has been hit by a new type of fraud. DR’s consumer affairs programme, ‘Contact’ has revealed how car dealers artificially inflate the value of exported vehicles to unlawfully claim…

More

Posted on 24. Sep, 2018 in: News

UK launches Danske Bank investigation

Danske Bank’s money-laundering scandal spread to Britain on Friday where the National Crime Agency (NCA) launched an investigation into whether U.K.-registered companies were involved. At the same time, Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe…

More

Posted on 21. Sep, 2018 in: News

More trouble on the way for Danske Bank

Danske Bank tried failed to put the money laundering scandal to bed with the release of its own report, Wednesday, and is already facing a new investigation. The report, which revealed ‘suspicious’ payments…

More

Posted on 21. Sep, 2018 in: News

Danske Bank scandal tests Denmark’s corruption-free image

Denmark’s corruption-free image has taken a battering from the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Denmark was last year ranked second only to New Zealand worldwide in anti-corruption terms by Transparency International, but its…

More

Posted on 21. Sep, 2018 in: News

Liberals move to cap immigration division

The ruling Liberals have shuffled their spokespersons, a move designed to stop growing internal dissension on immigration ahead of the election political analysts said yesterday. Jan E. Jørgensen, an outspoken critic of the…

More

Posted on 21. Sep, 2018 in: News

Foreign Minister gives EU meetings low priority

Top Danish ministers often fail to attend important EU meetings. A survey by the Copenhagen-based Think Tank Europa shows that since Lars Løkke Rasmussen became prime minister in 2015, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen…

More

Posted on 21. Sep, 2018 in: News

Gang leader’s parents evicted

A gang leader’s parents are paying the price for their son’s violent behaviour. Copenhagen Disrict Court ruled yesterday that the parents of Shuaib Khan, boss of the notorious Loyal to Familia (LTF) immigrant…

More

Posted on 21. Sep, 2018 in: News

Danish inflation lowest in Europe

Consumer prices dropped for the second consecutive month in August, giving Denmark the lowest inflation of any EU country in August for the first time since since 1997. At 0.8% against 2.0%, the…

More

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.

More

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

More