Posted on 23. Apr, 2024 in: News

DKK3.1bn windfall from EU

Denmark has received a DKK3.1bn payout from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for living up to agreed milestones and targets for the climate and economy, the Finance Ministry said in a…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2024 in: News

Vestager pessimistic about 3rd EU term

Former Social iberal (Radikale) leader Margrethe Vestager has acknowledged it’s unlikely she’ll be offered a third term as Executive Vice President of the European Commission. In an interview with TV2, Monday, the ex-deputy…

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Posted on 23. Apr, 2024 in: News

Massive offshore wind project to combat ‘Putin’s black gas’

33 years after Denmark built the world’s first offshore wind farm the government has made a major step towards making the country ‘Europe’s green powerhouse’ by launching the biggest ever offshore wind tender…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2024 in: News

PM reveals hateful messages: ‘Whore, child murderer’

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has chosen to share hate messages and threats she’s received on Instagram recently in which she’s been called, amongst other things, a ’child murderer’ and ’Denmark’s biggest whore’. The…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2024 in: News

Social Democrats criticise spokesperson’s ‘inflammatory comments’

Social Democrat members have distanced themselves from integration spokesperson Frederik Vad’s claim in parliament last week that immigrants who appear to be well-integrated can be actively undermining  Danish values. The party’s policy spokesperson…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2024 in: News

Løkke applauds US aid package for Ukraine

”An important day for Ukrainian and European security” –  Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s immediate reaction, Saturday, after the US House of Representatives finally approved a long-stalled, DKK 426bn ($61bn) foreign aid package…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2024 in: News

Leaked Defence Ministry notes reveal multi-billion spending spree

Leaked Defence Ministry documents reveal plans to purchase up to 115 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) at around DKK80m ($11.4m) each. The ’shopping list’ also includes 9 German Leopard 2 tanks at DKK280m ($40m) each,…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2024 in: News

New defence chief in Kyiv

New Chief of Defence Wiggers Hyldgaard made an offical visit to Ukraine, Friday, to discuss military aid and the country’s immediate needs with his Ukrainian counterpart, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Defence Minister Rustem…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2024 in: News

Armed forces faced with major recruitment problem

Soldiers are fleeing the armed forces because they feel they can earn more money elsewhere. New figures from the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (STAR) show that, since the Covid epidemic, the…

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Posted on 22. Apr, 2024 in: News

Airport closed for 10 hours following bomb threat

A man has been detained in police custody until May 17th  following a bomb threat that closed Billund Airport in Jutland, Saturday. The court declined to release any further details about the suspect…

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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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