Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

Border control stricter than Sweden’s

A top Swedish customs officer has claimed that Denmark’s new border control legislation will be far stricter than Sweden’s. When Danish officials attempt to convince the EU Commission today that more control won’t…

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Posted on 27. May, 2011 in: News

What bias?

Three leading editors have dismissed claims of a right-wing media bias. In response to the Social Democrats’ Henrik Sass Larsen’s claim that Berlingske, Jyllands-Posten and Børsen have become so conservative that it’s troubling…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Terrorist filmed Copenhagen landmarks – see footage

Self-confessed terrorist David Headley told a Chicago courtroom yesterday how he filmed Copenhagen landmarks such as the Royal Theatre, Kongens Nytorv, Hotel D’angleterre, in addition to Jyllands-Posten offices during a reconnaissance mission to…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Bin Laden targeted Denmark

Documents found in Osama bin Laden’s house reveal that he was targeting Denmark. According to the US news agency Associated Press, the CIA is in the process of sharing information revealed by the…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Diplomatic aid for Bahrain suspect

A representative of the Danish embassy in Saudi Arabia has been granted permission to attend the Manama trial of the Danish-Bahraini citizen, Abdullhadi Al-Khawaja, accused of setting up and leading a terrorist organisation…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Minister remains confident of agreement despite walkout

Minister of Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen still believes the government can put together a majority for its 2020 plan even though Christian Democrat Per Ørum Jørgensen, who holds the decisive ’90th‘ seat, and…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Independent MP steps up to the plate

Finance Ministry civil servants were working overtime last night calculating the costs of independent MP Pia Christmas Møller’s two main demands for the 2020 plan – more help for brain-damaged patients and more…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Newspapers’ right -wing bias?

The Social Democrats have lashed out at the alleged right-wing dominance of the Danish media. Policy spokesman Henrik Sass Larsen said that Berlingske, Jyllands-Posten, and financial daily Børsen, have become so religiously conservative…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

High wages force companies to flee

Danish wages are the second highest in the world, forcing highly-skilled jobs to disappear out of the country. New figures from leading Swiss bank UBS show that not only are wages in this…

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Posted on 26. May, 2011 in: News

Research students come – and go

Despite a 100% increase in the number PhD researchers who have come to Denmark to study over the past few years, the majority have left the country again, creating political concern that the…

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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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