Posted on 21. Feb, 2025 in: News

Løkke: Europe can’t jump every time Trump tweets

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has warned that Europe needs to step up its defence efforts and avoid reacting impulsively to Donald Trump’s shifting rhetoric. “We cannot jump around from hour to hour,…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2025 in: News

Defence chief gains greater authority in military restructure

Denmark is overhauling its defence structure, giving Defence Chief Michael Hyldgaard increased control over personnel, buildings, and military procurement. The move, announced by Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen on Thursday, aims to streamline…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2025 in: News

Economy surges despite looming trade war

The economy grew by 3.6% last year, the strongest growth since 2006 outside the post-pandemic rebound. The surge, driven largely by the pharmaceutical sector, has economists upbeat despite concerns that a looming trade…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2025 in: News

Consumer confidence at lowest since 1980s 

Despite economic growth consumers have become increasingly pessimistic. A Statistics Denmark survey shows the Consumer Confidence Index fell to -29.3 in February, down from -18.6 in January, the lowest level since the 1980s….

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2025 in: News

Greenland pushes new self-government law in upcoming election

Greenland’s ruling party, Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), is making amending the 2009 Self-Government Act a central issue in its campaign for the March 11 election. The party argues that the current framework with Denmark…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2025 in: News

Government raises defence spending to deal with Russia threat

Defence cuts must never happen again – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s message, Wednesday, as she announced the government’s plan to spend an additional DKK 50bn ($4.6bn) on military rearmament over the next…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2025 in: News

Military purchasing to be ‘streamlined’

Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has promised that Denmark’s military procurement will be significantly streamlined in the future and the National Auditors’ (Rigsrevisionen) criticism of the slow purchasing process won’t be repeated. In…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2025 in: News

PM defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has defended Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy after Donald Trump described him as ‘a dictator who started the war with Russia.’ Speaking to DR News last night the PM said ‘Ukraine…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2025 in: News

Ukraine Ambassador: Russia is lying about air strikes on energy infrastructure

Russia is using military strikes as a tool to force Ukraine to negotiate, the war-torn country’s ambassador to Denmark, Andrii Yanevskyi, told Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Wednesday, citing the recent attacks on Mykolaiv and Odesa….

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2025 in: News

Trump repeats Greenland ambitions

Although the U.S. is in the midst of talks with Russia over Ukraine Donald Trump hasn’t forgotten his love affair with Greenland. Speaking to journalists on the presidential airplane Air Force One, Wednesday…

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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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