Posted on 24. Oct, 2025 in: News

Government extends bereavement rights to parents who lose a partner

Parents will soon be entitled to 12 weeks of paid leave if their co-parent dies, under a new measure included in the 2026 budget. The reform extends the country’s existing bereavement leave rules,…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2025 in: News

​​DSB to take over train routes after Liberal Alliance withdraws veto

State rail operator DSB will take over GoCollective’s train services after persistent problems with service quality now that Liberal Alliance has backed down from its threat to block the government plan. The party…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2025 in: News

HK trade union appoints interim leader following scandal 

Mads Samsing has been named interim president of the HK trade union following the sudden resignation of Anja C. Jensen, who stepped down Thursday, just 11 days before the union’s congress in Aalborg,…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2025 in: News

Cyberattacks have surged 26% in two years

Companies are facing a rising tide of cyberattacks, with incidents climbing 26 percent over the past two years, according to the latest Cyber Attack Stats report from Check Point Research. In September, firms…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2025 in: News

EU agrees on 19th sanctions package against Russia

EU member states have reached agreement on a 19th package of sanctions against Russia, introducing the bloc’s first ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG). The deal was confirmed by Denmark’s…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2025 in: News

Denmark joins Nordic countries to purchase drones

Denmark and its Nordic neighbours have agreed to jointly procure drones and related technologies to strengthen regional defence cooperation and cut costs. The agreement was signed Wednesday in Helsinki during a meeting of…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2025 in: News

Defence chief to face annual questioning in parliament

Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) wants the chief of defence, Michael Hyldgaard, to meet parliament at least once a year to answer questions from all parties. The minister told Jyllands-Posten that the…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2025 in: News

PM rejects reopening Minkgate affair

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has rejected opposition demands to reopen the investigation into whether deleted text messages from the culled mink case can be recovered. The PM told parliament during an emergency debate,…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2025 in: News

State attorney defends briefing on spy boss’s sex life

The state’s attorney has said it was justified, not defamatory, to brief party leaders on intimate details of former ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen’s sex life. “The justice minister must be able to brief…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2025 in: News

Islamic leader denied Danish citizenship

A majority in parliament’s Naturalisation Committee has blocked citizenship for Islamic leader Hafiz Muhammad Idrees, citing his values as incompatible with Danish principles. Mr Idrees, originally from Pakistan and a senior figure in…

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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-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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