Posted on 22. Feb, 2016 in: News

Ruling Liberals at all-time low

The Liberals have sunk to their lowest level of support ever. The Berlingske Barometer, a poll tracker that measures the average of all major opinion polls over the past 31 days, shows the…

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Posted on 22. Feb, 2016 in: News

Ethnic minority kids appeal for help

An increasing number of teenagers from ethnic minorities are appealing to the authorities for help because their parents believe they don’t live up to the standards expected of an Islamic family. New figures show a…

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Posted on 22. Feb, 2016 in: News

Conservatives will remodel welfare state

Widespread cuts in social benefits and a complete overhaul of the complicated tax collection system – the two main elements of the Conservatives’ ‘vision paper’ published today to mark their 100th anniversary. The…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2016 in: News

Jehovah’s Witnesses prowling asylum centres

Refugees are being targetted by Jehovah’s Witnesses. The heads of asylum centres have expressed concern about the evangelical organisation’s recruitment campaign among the migrant community. According to Jyllands-Posten, workers at the refugee reception camp…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2016 in: News

Consumer pessimism

Denmark’s consumer confidence fell again in February, the latest figures from Statistics Denmark showed Friday. The consumer confidence index, which indicates people’s views on the current and future economic situation, fell to 4.0…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2016 in: News

43,818 Danish passports went missing in 2015

Nearly 44,000 Danish passports were either stolen or lost last year, raising fears that many could fall into the hand of terrorists and criminals. The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) justice spokesman Peter Kofod…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2016 in: News

Løkke: ‘Turkey holds the key to refugee crisis’

The EU can’t handle another year of refugee chaos, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned last night. After the first day of the EU summit in Brussels he said EU countries need to…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2016 in: News

Social Democrat leader: Løkke is a one-issue PM

Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen has accused the Prime Minister of concentrating too much on refugees at the expense of all other issues. In an interview with Politiken she said it’s ‘short-sighted’ policy to…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2016 in: News

Industry fears British EU-exit

The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) fears a British EU exit will damage Danish exports to Great Britain. DI Assistant Director Anders Ladefoged warned yesterday that if Great Britain leaves the union it…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2016 in: News

Hotspot status could spell trouble for Lesbos

Although the refugee situation on Lesbos appears to be under control the Danish Refugee Council (Dansk Flygtningehjælp) has expressed concern about the Greek island’s status as a “refugee hotspot”. The island was officially…

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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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