Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

4-year-old girl could be repatriated as government bows to conventions

The government is reportedly preparing to repatriate a 4-year-old Danish girl from a Syrian detention camp who’s suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and potentially her mother too, despite Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

Majority of voters oppose government’s Syria kids policy

A new poll shows the government is out of step with voters regarding Danish kids in Syrian detention camps. According to the Megafon survey for TV2, 32% agree that both the children and…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infection rate stable….100,000 to be vaccinated today….New anti-vaxxers demo….Ramadan concerns…4 new cases of resistant mutation… The latest corona figures confirm the infection rate has remained stable following the gradual reopening of society. 691…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

Foreign Minister offers support to Ukraine

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has given Ukraine a show of support as Russia continues its military buildup along the country’s border. In a phone conversation with his Ukranian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, as reported…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

Queen sends condolencences

HM Queen Margrethe sent a personal message of condolence to Queen Elizabeth, Friday, after the passing of Prince Philip who was born a Danish prince. His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and…

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Posted on 12. Apr, 2021 in: News

Russia claims pipeline under attack in Danish waters

The operator of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline claims that Russia has been forced to deploy fighter jets to protect a pipe laying  vessel in the Baltic Sea, off the cost of…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2021 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, April 6th – April 11th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Hairdressers and tattooists returned to work, Tuesday, but Health Minister Magnus Heunicke dismissed opposition calls to speed up the reopening process – ahead of the 1st phase on…

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Posted on 09. Apr, 2021 in: News

Sending refugees back to Damascus is ‘legally correct’

The head of the Refugee Appeals Board (Flygtningenævnet) has affirmed the government’s hard-line Syria policy by declaring that the policy of deporting refugees from the Damascus region is ‘completely legal’. According to High…

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Posted on 09. Apr, 2021 in: News

Human rights organisation denounces Denmark’s Syria repatriation policy

As the government ramps up its efforts to send failed Syrian asylum home a human rights organisation has warned that Denmark’s designation of the war-torn country as safe is ‘dangerous, inhumane, and illegal.’…

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Posted on 09. Apr, 2021 in: News

Decision on Astra Zeneca vaccine next week

The 140,000 people in this country who’ve been given the first shot of the Astra Zeneca vaccine should no longer be concerned about the threat serious side effects, head of the Danish Health…

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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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