Posted on 11. Sep, 2024 in: News

Aid organisation refuses to rule out donations to terror groups

The head of NGO Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (MS/Action Aid Denmark) has refused to offer any guarantee that Danish taxpayers’ money isn’t ending up in the hands of organisations linked to terrorism. After it was…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2024 in: News

Arson attack on Jewish home linked to outlawed gang

A 21-year-old man has been charged with terrorism following an arson attack on a Jewish woman’s home in Copenhagen. It’s alleged that the man, who has ties to the outlawed immigrant street gang…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2024 in: News

Denmark’s EU Commissioner wins final battle with Apple ahead of departure

Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager said she was close to crying, Tuesday, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Ireland had granted US tech giant Apple  €13bn…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2024 in: News

Russian dark fleet tankers decline Danish guide vessels

Many Russian tankers, part of a so-called ‘shadow fleet’ transporting oil through Denmark’s territorial waters, have declining to use Danish pilot vessels to guide them, increasing the risk of an oil spill off…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2024 in: News

Former MP accused of credit card fraud

A former high-ranking Social Democrat MP is expected to plead guilty to credit card fraud and filing a false police report when he appears before Copenhagen District Court on Friday. It’s alleged that…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2024 in: News

Transgender woman to remain in male facility

The Supreme Court has ruled that a transgender woman, legally recognised as female but biologically male, must serve her sentence in a male prison. The 63-year-old inmate, who’s serving time for multiple accounts…

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Posted on 11. Sep, 2024 in: News

Exports stable but expected to rise

Exports remained stable in July but are expected to grow over the next few months, leading economists said after the latest Statistics Denmark figures showed a modest 0.2% month on month.­­­ increase. The…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2024 in: News

Voters desert Moderates following abuse scandal

More than half of the Moderates’ voters have deserted the party since the 2022 election. The latest Voxmeter poll shows the coalition partner, which has been rocked by accusations of sexism and verbal…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2024 in: News

DKK100m to help Egypt control migration

Denmark will donate DKK 100m ($15m) to help Egypt control migration. Following meetings with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Cairo, Monday, part of the Danish government’s new Africa…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2024 in: News

Denmark opens culture centre, cooking school in Cairo

Denmark has launched a culture center and a cooking school in Cairo to boost ties with Egypt and support local youth employment. Both initiatives were inaugurated during Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s visit…

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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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