Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Denmark a centre for infertility treatment

One in four women being treated for infertility in Denmark is from abroad as Danish sperm has become an export hit. New National Board of Health figures reveal that 6,000 foreign women were…

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Posted on 25. May, 2011 in: News

Indian deal for Vestas

Wind-energy giant Vestas has signed a deal to supply windmills to a major 92 megawatt project in India. According to Bloomberg News, the project is to be developed by the Malaysian casino company…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

Still no election

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is still holding his election cards close to his chest. At his weekly press conference, Tuesday, the PM again played coy by saying only that ‘an election has…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

MP’s holiday delayed

Parliament’s summer recess has been postponed from the 1st of June to the 23rd so MP’s have time to vote on the proposals that have emerged from the cross-party 2020 negotiations. The ruling…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

DPP rejects tax decrease proposal

The Danish Peoples Party’s outright rejection of the government’s proposal to lower corporation tax to 20% over the next few years hasn’t made a great impression on Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. After…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

Cepos welcomes corporation tax proposal

Despite immediate opposition from the Danish People’s Party, the government’s proposal to lower corporation tax has been enthusiastically embraced by Cepos. Head of the right-leaning think tank, Mads Lundby Hansen, characterised tax as…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

Polish concern about Danish border control plans

As Poland prepares to assume the rotating EU Presidency, the country’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has expressed concern about Denmark’s plan to increase border control. Mr Tusk warned yesterday that Poland is ‘extremely…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

Libya: Sanctions are working says Foreign Minister

The foundations of the Gaddafi regime are crumbling, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen. After discussing Libya with her Council of Ministers colleagues in Brussels, Monday, Ms Espersen said there’s ‘no…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

Intelligence cover-up?

Danish intelligence (PET) has been accused of ‘butchering’ a long awaited report on Danish covert operations during the Cold War years. According to the Danish People’s Party’s Jesper Langballe, the DKK10m project, commissioned…

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Posted on 24. May, 2011 in: News

Ash cloud heading for Denmark

The Icelandic volcanic ash cloud appears to be heading for Denmark. The latest prognosis from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in London shows that major parts of Scottish and Irish airspace have been…

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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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