Posted on 10. Sep, 2021 in: News

Climate Minister in India as green partnership moves ahead

Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen met with his Indian counterpart Bhupender Yadav, Thursday, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the areas of environment and climate change, on the first day of a 5-day visit to…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2021 in: News

Danish architect picked to design ‘city of the future’

World-renowned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been commissioned to design what’s been described as the most sustainable city in the world – Telosa, which according to Mr Ingels’ Copenhagen-based architecture studio BIG would…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2021 in: News

Industrial output up

Industrial production grew by 3.4% in July after a 4.6% dip the previous month, the latest figures from Statistics Denmark show. Production of pharmaceuticals increased the most, by 11.5%, while production of machines…

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Posted on 09. Sep, 2021 in: News

Time to go, Minister

The Conservatives have called on Defence Minister Trine Bramsen to resign after tabloid daily BT revealed yesterday there was no official ministerial schedule when she commissioned a naval vessel to take her to…

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Posted on 09. Sep, 2021 in: News

International focus on Denmark’s immigration policy following crackdown on jobless

The government’s crackdown on unemployed migrants has hit the headlines abroad. Under the headline Denmark Tells Some Migrants to Work For Benefits the British BBC reports how ‘some migrants in Denmark, which has repeatedly tightened…

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Posted on 09. Sep, 2021 in: News

Foreign Minister pushes back on al-Qaeda claim

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s has attributed his much-ridiculed claim last month that terrorist network al-Qaeda is no longer operative in Afghanistan to a ‘lack of sleep’. As TV was transmitting images of Taleban…

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Posted on 09. Sep, 2021 in: News

Denmark pays UK to accept Afghan interpreters

Denmark has paid Great Britain millions to provide shelter for 23 Afghanistan interpreters who assisted Danish forces. The Defence Ministry has confirmed a Berlingske report that 12 of the interpreters were denied a…

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Posted on 09. Sep, 2021 in: News

Disgraced MP: I was a victim of #MeToo

In his first interview since being kicked out of the Conservatives, controversial MP Naser Khader denied he’s a sexual aggressor. The Syrian-born politician told chat show Lippert he’s ‘extremely disappointed’ by his former…

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Posted on 09. Sep, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Covid infections have stabilised at around 500 a day this week – 514 new corona cases were reported yesterday, 63 up on Tuesday, from 51.973  PCR tests, a positivity rate of only 0.99….

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Posted on 08. Sep, 2021 in: News

Government cracks down on unemployed

Everybody who can work, should work – that was the core message of the government’s ’Denmark Can Do More’ reform proposals presented by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Tuesday, aimed at getting more than…

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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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