Posted on 27. Jun, 2023 in: News

Kudos for Denmark but Copenhagen peace meeting was a waste of time

The ‘hush-hush’ conference in Copenhagen over the weekend may have earned Denmark points with the U.S. but it’s been dismissed as a waste of time by Danish analysts. Security and political advisors from…

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Posted on 27. Jun, 2023 in: News

Foreign Minister: Wagner rebellion is no game-changer

The short-lived Wagner rebellion in Russia is unlikely to radically change the course of the war in Ukraine but it will definitely have some effect, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said last night….

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Posted on 27. Jun, 2023 in: News

F-16 decision moves closer

Denmark has moved a step closer to donating combat planes to Ukraine after the government announced yesterday that the Air Force’s ageing fleet of F-16s will be retired two years earlier than planned….

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Posted on 27. Jun, 2023 in: News

Cost estimate for Rwanda asylum deal – DKK1.5m per person

The British government has assessed the costs of sending illegal migrants to Rwanda – as originally suggested by Denmark – at DKK1.5m (£169,000) per person. The majority of the money, an estimated DKK912,000…

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Posted on 27. Jun, 2023 in: News

Consumers more optimistic

Consumers are becoming increasingly optimistic as inflation and the threat of recession subside. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show consumers’ pessimism eased for the eighth successive month in June due to a significantly…

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Posted on 27. Jun, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

More losses for SAS…..Indian company to digitally transform Denmark’s biggest bank….Danish company signs demining agreement with Ukraine…. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) continues to bleed cash. The struggling carrier lost a further DKK 466m in…

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Posted on 26. Jun, 2023 in: News

Arms dealer facing extradition to India

The Attorney General (Rigsadvokaten) has approved the extradition of Danish arms dealer Niels Holck who’s successfully avoided deportation for more than 20 years since the High Court upheld a lower court ruling not to…

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Posted on 26. Jun, 2023 in: News

18 countries attend Copenhagen ‘hush-hush’ conference

Security and political advisors from 18 countries around the world, including the USA, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, and South Africa took part in a ‘hush-hush’ conference in Copenhagen over the week…

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Posted on 26. Jun, 2023 in: News

Another foreign fighter bride evacuated from Syria

A foreign fighter bride and her two children have been evacuated from Syria and are back in Denmark where the mother will face prosecution.  The woman has previously been stripped of her Danish…

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Posted on 26. Jun, 2023 in: News

Man charged for attack on ambassador

A 33-year-old male has been charged with grievous bodily harm for attacking Iran’s Ambassador to Denmark, HE Afsaneh Nadipour. The man was part of a group that was demonstrating outside the embassy last…

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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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