Posted on 27. Dec, 2022 in: News

Scrooge the taxman sends out Christmas reminder

More than 150,000 people received an unwelcome pre-Christmas message from the tax authorities – a reminder to pay their tax arrears. While wage earners have income tax taken directly from their monthly pay-packet,…

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Posted on 27. Dec, 2022 in: News

‘Greysters’ working longer

Retirees in this country are getting older and older. The average retirement age of Danes reached a record high of 67 during the first half of 2022, figures from the  Forsikring & Pension…

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Posted on 23. Dec, 2022 in: News

Coalition partners punished by voters in new poll

The Social Democrat/Liberal/Moderates government has only been in power for one week but would lose its majority if an election was held today. The first Megafon opinion poll since the November 1st election…

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Posted on 23. Dec, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister: Denmark and Germany stand side by side against Russia

Denmark and Germany need to stand side by side in the fight with Russia, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday following talks with his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. At a joint press…

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Posted on 23. Dec, 2022 in: News

Intelligence report warns of Russian, Chinese threat

The latest Danish Defence Intelligence (FE) risk assessment report –  OUTLOOK 2022 – warns that Russia and China are major espionage threats to Denmark. And while it’s Russia and the repercussions of its assault…

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Posted on 23. Dec, 2022 in: News

No ruling in ‘Operation Greed’ trial before 2025

The High Court has scheduled 125 hearings for the ‘Operation Greed’ fraud trial. It’s alleged that the three main suspects ran a criminal network that included an ‘invoice factory’, which issued around 5,000…

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Posted on 23. Dec, 2022 in: News

Flu warning

Denmark is facing a surge of influenza over the Christmas period. New National Serum Institute figures show the number of confirmed cases has doubled over the past week and there’s ‘cause for concern’…

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Posted on 23. Dec, 2022 in: News

Greenland blocks Russian fishers

Greenland has suspended its fishing agreement with Russia for next year. According to foreign news sources, the Arctic nation’s fisheries ministry has notified the Russian authorities that “due to the decline in the…

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Posted on 23. Dec, 2022 in: News

Faroe Islands mirror Denmark with 3-party coalition

As in Denmark the Faroe Islands have a new government – also a 3-party coalition led by the Social Democrats. After two weeks of negotiations, the head of the Equality Party, Aksel V….

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Posted on 22. Dec, 2022 in: News

DPP leader acquitted on EU fraud charges

Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt’s 7-year legal battle appears to be over after he was acquitted, Wednesday, of charges of document fraud and misuse of EU funds by Frederiksberg District Court….

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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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