Posted on 19. Mar, 2014 in: News

Norwegian climate snoop acquitted

The Norwegian Intelligence Agency (PST) has been acquitted of unlawfully employing an informant to infiltrate Danish activists at the COP 15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen in 2009. After a 12-month investigation, PST was…

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Posted on 19. Mar, 2014 in: News

National Bank lowers growth forecast

The Danish National Bank has lowered its growth projection for 2014 but predicts better times ahead in 2015 and 2016. In its latest quarterly report, the Bank forecasts the economy will expand by…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

Crimea dispute provokes Conservative sabre rattling

The crisis in Ukraine and likely Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsular should trigger an immediate build-up of Denmark’s military forces, according to the Conservatives. In an op-ed piece in Berlingske today, the…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

Berlingske: Russian aggression

Berlingske editorial, 18.4.14 The utterly unacceptable Russian behaviour has now led to fully warranted sanctions, a sign that neither the EU nor the US is prepared to ignore Sunday’s scam of a referendum….

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

Stronger sanctions are needed says expert

The sanctions imposed against 21 high-ranking Russian and Ukrainian officials, Monday, agreed after a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, have been compared to a mosquito bite by a leading Danish expert –…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

US companies close in on NETS

Despite political concerns in this country, Danish card payment services company, NETS, looks like ending up in American hands. US private equity firms Advent International and Bain Capital, in a consortium alongside Danish…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

New poll indicates yes in EU referendum

Around half of the electorate are preparing to vote for the EU Patent Court in the upcoming May 25th referendum, with nearly one in three still undecided. A new Gallup poll shows that…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

Chinese competition hits Danish wages

A new Copenhagen University study, published Monday, demonstrates for the first time how wages for the low-skilled are negatively impacted when the Chinese grab a greater market share. The new research shows that…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

Copenhagen loses power as financial centre

Copenhagen has fallen 12 places on the latest Global Financial Centres Index, lagging 31 places behind Stockholm and 28 behind Oslo. New York holds the top spot with a two-point lead over London, which…

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Posted on 18. Mar, 2014 in: News

Business shorts

Wage increase for 600,000 workers / Danish Crown predicts lost jobs / Vestas inks major German deal Wage hike 600,000 wage earners can look forward to a wage hike, after DA, The Danish…

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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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