Posted on 05. Feb, 2025 in: News

Greenland calls general election

Greenland will hold a snap election on March 11th. The parliament (Inatsisartut) in Nuuk yesterday unanimously approved Prime Minister Múte Egede’s proposal for a quick election that he said comes in the midst of…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2025 in: News

Greenland parliament debates foreign lobbyists bill

Ahead of yesterday’s vote for a general election Greenland’s parliament (Inatsisartut) debated whether to prohibit political parties from receiving contributions from ‘foreign or anonymous contributors’ following the recent massive interest in the country…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2025 in: News

PM looks for support at Downing Street

Denmark and the UK have agreed to ‘step up joint cooperation’ to address threats faced in the Artic region, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last night following a working dinner with her British…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2025 in: News

New right-wing party heading for parliament

Christiansborg (parliament) would have a new party if an election was held today. A new Voxmeter poll for the Ritzau news agency shows the right-wing Citizens Party (Borgernes Parti) founded by former New…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2025 in: News

Prime Minister summoned over Israeli arms affair

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is facing a grilling over the Israeli arms affair. Parliament’s Oversight Committee (Granskningsudvalg) has summoned the PM regarding Denmark’s controversial DKK1.7bn ($250m) purchase of rocket launchers from Israeli company Elbit….

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2025 in: News

Economy Minister denounces false war-tax claim

Economy Minister Stephanie Lose has lashed out at the pro-business Liberal Alliance (LA) for making false claims about a potential war tax – but at the same time declined to out the potential…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2025 in: News

Business shorts

Business taxes top DKK100bn…Danish Crown closes Chinese plant….Bornholm awarded multi-billion EU energy grant…Non-alcohol beer boom…. Danish companies paid a record DKK107b ($14bn) in corporate taxes last year, only the second time ever business…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2025 in: News

EU declares support for Denmark

The EU issued a joint declaration of support last night for Denmark and promised to defend the country’s territories against Donald Trump if needed. Following a long day of talks, Monday, between 27…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2025 in: News

NATO Secretary General avoids Greenland issue

At yesterday’s informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte acknowledged geopolitical concerns in the Arctic but avoided directly addressing the growing crisis between Denmark and the US and…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2025 in: News

PM refutes ‘bad ally’ claim

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has hit back at US Vice President J.D. Vance for accusing Denmark of being a bad ally. Speaking to reporters ahead of an informal EU leaders meeting in Brussels…

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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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