Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

ELECTION!

Voters will go to the polls on March 24th. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a snap election, Tuesday, following months of speculation dominated by President Trump’s threats to annex Greenland. Announcing the decision…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

Defence minister declares candidacy for top job

Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen has finally announced his candidacy for prime minister. After calling the election, Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she found it ‘strange’ that the centre-right ‘blue bloc’ parties…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

Liberal leader open to working with PM again

Although Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen has announced his candidacy for prime minister he’s declined to rule out making Mette Frederiksen the head of government again. During the first televised party leaders’ debate…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

Taxes top Social Democrats’ campaign agenda

After announcing the election, Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the Social Democrats’ campaign would be built around two major tax initiatives – scrapping the property evaluation tax on Denmark’s cheapest homes and…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

Leaders reject wealth tax

The proposed wealth tax looks like becoming a major campaign issue – the Prime Minister’s move to impose even more taxes on high earners was immediately dismissed by Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

DPP leader wins first debate

Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt emerged as the winner of the election campaign’s first party leader debate last night. In an immediate BT News poll of viewers following the live event,…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

Trump could disrupt election campaign

Renewed tensions over Greenland could disrupt the election campaign. After the Prime Minister called the March 24 election, Thursday, one of the country’s leading analysts, Professor Rune Stubager of Aarhus University, warned that…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2026 in: News

Cap on residency permits for Ukrainians

The government has announced plans to limit the number of Ukrainians granted residency in this country. The Ministry of Immigration and Integration has suggested that Ukrainians from areas considered ‘less affected by the…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2026 in: News

Economy Minister dismisses call for wealth tax

Left-wing parties’ call for a wealth tax has been denounced by Minister for the Economy Stephanie Lose as ‘an attack on Danish businesses, jobs and entrepreneurship.’ After the Green Left (Socialists/SF) and Red/Greens…

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Posted on 26. Feb, 2026 in: News

Conservatives urge right-wing parties to get behind Liberal leader

Conservative leader Mona Juul has warned parties on the right that if they don’t unite behind Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen as the ‘blue bloc’s’ prime ministerial candidate they risk losing this year’s…

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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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