Posted on 17. Jan, 2023 in: News

Environment Minister tops approval ratings – Liberal leader comes in last

Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke is the new government’s most popular minister, followed by Education Minister Mattias Tesfaye. In the first poll of voters’ choice for ‘most capable minister’ since the government was formed…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2023 in: News

Queen for a day

Crown Princess Mary was temporarily made Regent of Denmark, Monday, while Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik attended the funeral of King Constantine II in Athens. The late King was married to Princess…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2023 in: News

Foreign students pile up the debt

Successive governments have tried to claw back millions of kroner in unpaid loans from foreign students but the debt mountain continues to grow. The latest figures from the Debt Collection Agency show more…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2023 in: News

Coal imports up

Denmark’s coal and coke imports surged by 146% last year even though usage declined, the latest Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) figures for the 11-month period until November 30th show. The EU Commission is…

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2023 in: News

Lower producer prices should ease inflation

Producer prices slowed down towards the end of 2022, an encouraging sign for inflation. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the Producer Price Index (PPI) which measures the change in the prices paid…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2023 in: News

Denmark under pressure to send tanks to Ukraine after UK leads the way

Denmark is under increasing pressure to offer tanks to Ukraine after Britain announced it will be sending a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to help counter Russia’s invasion. France and Poland have…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2023 in: News

Development Minister inspects Mykolaiv devastation

Minister for Development Aid Dan Jørgensen said a visit to the port town of Mykolaiv in Ukraine, Friday, had made a ‘great impression’. Following talks with Ukraine’s Minister for Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov and…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2023 in: News

Liberals in new climbdown – ready to resettle UN refugees

Parties on the right have accused the Liberals (Venstre) of ‘misleading voters’ after the government said it’s now ready to resettle more refugees. Ahead of the November 1st election the Liberals said Denmark…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2023 in: News

No role in security pact for parties that oppose the government

Parties that refuse to support the government’s proposal to scrap a public holiday from next year, most probably Great Prayer Day, will be excluded from the National Security Pact. Defence Miniser Jacob Ellemman-Jensen…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2023 in: News

New life in mink industry

753 minks arrived at a farm in Thyholm, north Jutland, Saturday, as the devastated breeding industry slowly starts up again. The government ordered the mass cull of Denmark’s entire mink population of around…

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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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