Posted on 08. Jul, 2022 in: News

Inger’s new party leads opposition comeback

Controversial politician Inger Støjberg, who was excluded from parliament in December following her conviction in the child brides affair, looks like playing a decisive role in the next general election. A new Megafon poll…

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Posted on 08. Jul, 2022 in: News

Calls for minister to resign

Food Minister Rasmus Prehn is facing calls to resign after it was revealed he has repeatedly used his government-issued credit card to pay restaurant bills. The pressure increased, Wednesday, when tabloid daily Ekstra…

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Posted on 08. Jul, 2022 in: News

Danish exorcist arrested in U.S.

A controversial Danish priest has been detained in the U.S. on suspicion of smuggling firearms into Mexico. Evangelist Torben Søndergaard, founder of The Last Reformation ministry who fled Denmark in 2019 amid calls for…

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Posted on 08. Jul, 2022 in: News

Shoe brand loses royal patronage after resisting calls to stop trading in Russia

Iconic Danish shoe brand ECCO has lost its 30-year status as purveyor to the Danish royal family. The privilege will be withdrawn in April 2023 but neither the company nor Royal Court wished…

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Posted on 08. Jul, 2022 in: News

Industrial production defies inflation, war

Despite galloping inflation and the war in Ukraine, industrial production increased at a faster pace in May. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show industrial production grew 2.8 percent month on month, following a…

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Posted on 08. Jul, 2022 in: News

SAS heading for ‘catastrophic’ July

Crisis-hit Scandinavian Airlines SAS has obtained court approval to continue operating as normal, following its filing for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. but is still facing a disastrous summer. The company was granted…

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Posted on 08. Jul, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

Government seeks skilled foreign workers….Odense expands port to accommodate wind sector growth….Plane catches fire at Copenhagen Airport…. The government has published two ‘professional lists’ of highly-skilled foreign workers needed to fill the manpower…

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Posted on 07. Jul, 2022 in: News

Minister sinks deeper into expenses scandal

Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Rasmus Prehn has admitted entering the wrong name on a restaurant bill paid for by the ministry. After it was revealed, Tuesday, how the minister has repeatedly used…

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Posted on 07. Jul, 2022 in: News

Asylum seekers avoid Denmark

Denmark is low on the preferred destination list of asylum seekers. A new report by the Immigration Ministry shows that Denmark sank to 20th on a list of EU members with the most…

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Posted on 07. Jul, 2022 in: News

Prime Minister’s office failed to claim DKK4.2m in EU expenses

The Ministry of State has failed to claim DKK 4.2m (€560,000) from the EU due to an ’administrative error.’ The money should have been reimbursed for travel and hotel expenditure in connection with…

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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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