Posted on 03. Jul, 2020 in: News

Ex-PM urges Denmark to demand EU reforms in budget barter

Denmark and its allies in the so-called ‘Frugal 4’ need to demand labour market reforms from southern European countries in return for their support of the EU long-term budget and €750bn recovery fund,…

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Posted on 03. Jul, 2020 in: News

U.S. media: Racism suppressed in Denmark

U.S. media continue to highlight the Danish authorities’ unwillingness to accept racism exists in this country, following last week’s brutal killing of a 28-year-old Danish-Tanzanian male on the island of Bornholm that was…

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Posted on 03. Jul, 2020 in: News

Alleged racist killers ‘hung out to dry’ on social media

Bornholm’s public prosecutor has urged people to stop sharing photos of the two alleged killers of a 28-year-old Danish-Tanzanian male on social media, often accompanied by messages stressing the two brothers’ role in…

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Posted on 03. Jul, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Denmark opens up to 6 non-EU countries….8,030 jobless in one day….Cup Final suspended as fans ignore distancing rules… Following the new travel advisory for countries outside the EU, published Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry…

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Posted on 03. Jul, 2020 in: News

Empty refugee camps to be torn down

Two ’tent towns’, built in 2015 to  provide shelter for hundreds of asylum seekers and migrants, are being torn down without every housing a single refugee – at a cost of DKK65m (nearly…

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Posted on 03. Jul, 2020 in: News

Merkel defends Russian pipeline as U.S. threatens more sanctions

The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline under construction in Danish territorial waters should be ‘completed as planned’ German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this week in response to the threat of new US sanctions…

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Posted on 02. Jul, 2020 in: News

Government’s allies demand answers from China’s ambassador

The government’s left-wing allies have urged the Foreign Minister to summon China’s ambassador to a meeting concerning the new security law passed in Hong Kong that has led to hundreds of arrests of…

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Posted on 02. Jul, 2020 in: News

Danish researchers in research cooperation with Chinese university run by military

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has defended its policy of working alongside China’s National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) which is controlled by China’s top military body, the Central Military Commission. Politiken reports this morning…

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Posted on 02. Jul, 2020 in: News

Ex-PM to testify in child brides affair

Former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmusen has been summoned to appear before the ‘Child Brides Commission’ investigating the possible illegal separation of refugee couples when Inger Støjberg was minister for integration. The testimony…

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Posted on 02. Jul, 2020 in: News

Danes lose faith in U.S. under Trump

Citizens throughout Europe have lost faith in the Trump-led USA during the coronavirus pandemic – and Danes lead the way. The European Council on Foreign Relations has released findings from a poll that found citizens…

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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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