Posted on 29. Apr, 2025 in: News

Ex-minister to head Foreign Affairs Committee

Former cabinet minister Christian Friis Bach is the new chair of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, replacing his Liberal (Venstre) colleague, Michael Aastrup Jensen. After being elected by a unanimous majority of committee members,…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2025 in: News

National Museum identifies two Danish slave ships

The National Museum has confirmed that two 18th-century shipwrecks discovered off the coast of Costa Rica were Danish slave ships. In a statement, Monday, the museum said marine archaeologists had identified the Fridericus Quartus…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2025 in: News

6 more facing trial in share dividend scam

Six more foreign nationals will stand trial at Glostrup District Court next year accused of tax fraud totalling over DKK 1.1bn ($167m) a continuation of the share dividend scandal that cost the Danish…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2025 in: News

Denmarks biggest company freezes investments in response to Trump’s tariff threats

Novo Holdings, the multi-billion dollar investment fund behind Denmark’s biggest company, Novo Nordisk, has frozen all major investments due to the mounting economic uncertainty driven by US tariffs on foreign goods. In an…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2025 in: News

Dip in business confidence reflects tariffs concerns

Business confidence has sunk to the lowest level in three months. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the overall business confidence index, which combines expectations in industry, construction, retail trade, and services, dropped to…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2025 in: News

Denmark and Greenland rally against Trump

Greenland’s new prime minister has repeated his defiant message that his country will never be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone. On the second day of his three-day…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2025 in: News

U.S. Democrats offer assurances about Greenland

The United States Congress is unlikely to support any invasion of Greenland, the top-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives said during an unofficial visit to Copenhagen, Friday. As the head of a…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2025 in: News

MP’s fake news was part of Russian disinformation campaign

Military Intelligence (FE) has accused Russia of a smear campaign against a left-wing Danish lawmaker. Green Left (Socialist People’s Party/SF) MP Karsten Hønge was inundated with calls from journalists throughout Europe in January…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2025 in: News

Liberals join move towards nuclear energy

Nuclear power plants in this country could become a reality after two coalition partners said they are ready to rescind a 40-year ban. In an interview with the Ritzau news agency, Friday, Liberal…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2025 in: News

Denmark urges Israel to end Gaza blockade

Denmark has joined the international call for Israel to immediately end its more than 50-day blockade of Gaza. In a post on X. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen backed a statement by his…

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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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