Posted on 16. Mar, 2023 in: News

National Bank: Inflation to fall, house prices to rise

The National Bank has forecast 4% inflation this year, more than half the level seen in 2022. In its latest projections, published Wednesday, the Bank expects inflation to decrease to 3.6% and 3%,…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2023 in: News

Pipelines explosions – Putin points the finger at U.S.

Russian gas giant Gazprom claims to have found new evidence in the Nord Stream pipelines affair. In an interview with Russian state-owned media, President Putin confirmed that a ship rented by Gazprom had…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2023 in: News

Immigration Minister: Build the fence

More barbed wire and fences are the key to solving the migration crisis the EU has failed to fix according to Immigration and Integration minister Kaare Dybvad Bek. In a new interview with…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2023 in: News

Right-wing party facing DKK3.5m headache

The fast-sinking anti-migrant New Right party will lose DKK289,000 per month in public funding, around DKK3.5m a year, following ex-leader Lars Boje Mathiesen’s sudden departure last week which left the party with only…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2023 in: News

Government’s tax breaks favour men

The government’s plan to lower income tax on high earners will increase the gender wage gap according to Finance Ministry calculations that project men will get a combined DKK16.3bn ($2.33bn) in extra income, while…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2023 in: News

Carlsberg denies links to forced labour in China

Carlsberg has dismissed allegations that a Chinese subsidiary uses forced labour. Research by TV2 and Danwatch, based on Chinese news articles, indicates the Danish brewing giant’s local brewery, Wasu, cooperates with the Chinese…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2023 in: News

Joe Biden praises Novo Nordisk

U.S. President Joe Biden has praised Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk for its decision to lower insulin prices in the US by up to 75% for individuals living with type 1 and type…

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Posted on 15. Mar, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

Where’s the beef?..Burger giant goes veggie….Electric cars on the rise…Green Copenhagen fund acquires South African developer…. Burger King’s flagship store in Rådhuspladsen (Town Hall Square), Copenhagen, is going ’meat-free’ for one month from…

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Posted on 14. Mar, 2023 in: News

PM warns of Russian and Chinese influence in Africa

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned of a ‘battle for influence’ on the African continent following a long meeting with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the first day of her visit to Egypt, Monday….

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Posted on 14. Mar, 2023 in: News

Foreign Minister promises more transparency on Ukraine aid

Military analysts have dismissed Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s call for more openness surrounding Denmark’s military commitment to Ukraine as ‘nonsense’. Following a meeting of Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Monday, Mr Løkke Rasmussen,…

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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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