Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Danish outbreak of VTEC strain appears to be over

18 Danes have been diagnosed as infected with the potentially lethal strain of E Coli, deriving from food eaten whilst in northern Germany. But that total is the same as Friday’s, so it…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

So why an autumn election?

Denmark was almost in the middle of an election campaign right now is the clear message from a major analytical piece in Berlingske Tidende, looking closely at how the decision to wait until…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Danish fighter plane in action again

Air Tactical Command confirmed that a Danish F-16 fighter jet has again been in action in Libya in recent days. Four missions have been flown with a total of four bombs dropped against…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Terror suspect in Jyllands-Posten trial remains silent

Tahawwur Rana, accused of assisting David Headley, in planning a terror attack against employees of Jyllands-Posten, chose to assert his right to remain silent in a Chicago courtroom yesterday. Rana has pleaded not…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

EU warns of dangers of Danes’ debt

A highly critical report on Danes’ borrowings by the EU Commission was today revealed, albeit in draft form. Danes are close to the top of the league amongst EU citizens, when it comes…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Greenpeace activists remanded in custoday

A court in Nuuk, Greenland, yesterday ruled that 17 Greenpeace members should remain in custody for a further two weeks. ’Our Foreigners’ Department is still considering whether they can be deported,’ said legal…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 in: News

Many Danes convinced of media bias

Newspapers and other media favour the government, believes every third Dane. This was the main finding of a new Megafon opinion poll, commissioned by the liberal newspaper, Politiken, in conjunction with TV2. The…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 in: News

EU millions to save Danish idyll

The EU will heavily support one of the most extensive projects yet seen to secure the future of an area of outstanding natural beauty. The area in question is Lille Vildmose, (small wild…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 in: News

Red Block rejects criticism of its figures

The rich are better off since the financial crisis, insisted Jonas Schytz Juul, head analyst of the Trade Unions’ Business Council, today, in response to criticism from Bo Sandemann Rasmussen, business professor at…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 in: News

Fibre optics company announces major losses again

Danish Broadband today announced a large deficit in their accounts for 2010. The loss was of the magnitude of DKK42mn, which worked out at a daily loss of DKK115,000. This means that there…

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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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