Posted on 24. Oct, 2018 in: News

Tax scam – where did the money go?

A small group of people and companies received the billions of kroner cheated out of the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) in Denmark’s biggest ever fraud scandal. A TV2 report, based on evidence provided…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

Parliamentary committee cancels Saudi trip

A parliamentary delegation has cancelled a trip to Saudi Arabia next week following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Members of the Foreign Policy Committee should have met with 33-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

PM at anti-corruption conference: Denmark has a lot of work to do

Transparency International’s Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) got underway in Copenhagen, Monday, at an inopportune time for Denmark which is still reeling from the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, the DKK111m social embezzlement by a…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

Liberals dip in polls as election approaches

With an election fast approaching the ruling Liberals have suffered a dip in the polls, despite the government’s recent climate initiatives and budget proposals that would boost welfare spending by DKK4.2bn next year….

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

DPP calls for suspension of Marrakesh Agreement

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called on the government to withdraw Denmark from the Marrakesh Declaration signed by a number of African nations and all EU countries in May, with the exception of…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

Tax Minister faces grilling on meetings with tobacco industry

Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen has been to explain why he held a number of ‘get to know you’ meetings with the tobacco industry in 2015, despite the Danish Health Authority’s and Health Ministry’s…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

Employment hits new high

The number of wage earners in Denmark hit a record high in August – 2,760,000, with 1,928,300 now employed in the private sector and 831,400 in the public sector. Senior Sydbank economist Søren…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

Denmark ranked high on pension schemes

Denmark is ranked second on a new global list of pension schemes. The Netherlands pipped Denmark to the top spot in Melbourne Mercer’s tenth annual bench marking of pension systems from across the…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

Ryanair boss predicts bancruptcy for SAS

Michael O’Leary, founder of cut-price airline Ryanair, has predicted one of his two main competitors in Denmark and the whole Nordic region will go bust this winter – either SAS or Norwegian Air….

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Copenhagen world’s best city for tourists / Russian billionaire sues Danske Bank /  Ørsted pulls out of Canada deal  Copenhagen is the world’s best city to visit, according to global travel guide Lonely Plane…

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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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