Posted on 16. Dec, 2024 in: News

National Bank cuts interest rate again

The National Bank cut its key interest rate by 0.25% at the end of last week mirroring the European Central Bank’s (ECB) rate cut to 3.25%. The move was expected by all economists…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2024 in: News

PM warns of threat from dangerous Russia, Iran, North Korea alliance

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has characterised the current geopolitical landscape as the most dangerous during her lifetime, including the Cold War. In an unusually pessimistic interview with Politiken the PM highlighted the emerging…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2024 in: News

Pre-Christmas poll signals bad news for government

Less than a third of the electorate would vote for the government if an election were held today. As the tripartite coalition marks its two-year anniversary, a new Epinion poll shows the three…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2024 in: News

Liberals back review of immigrants’ pensions

Following a recent report showing non-Western immigrants are far more likely than ‘ethnic Danes’ to receive an early retirement or disability pension, Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen has called for a full…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2024 in: News

Conservatives’ nuclear power proposal gains support

The Conservatives’ push for the return of nuclear power has gained traction amongst parties on the right. After new Conservative leader Mona Juul told Jylland-Posten the party is ready to support building nuclear power…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2024 in: News

Tax scammer gets 12-year sentence

British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah was sentenced to 12 years in prison by Glostrup District Court, Thursday, for his role in the 2015 multi-billion share dividend scam when the tax agency paid…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2024 in: News

Supermarket prices ‘sky-high’

Food prices hit a record high in November with significant increases for most household goods. Crisps led the surge with a 13% price hike, followed by flour and grains up 5%, frozen vegetables…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2024 in: News

Housing prices on a roll

Housing prices continued to rise in November as both houses and apartments rose by an average 1.3% on average,  the latest figures from Boligsiden.dk. the leading real estate portal show.  Apartment prices are…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2024 in: News

DKK 50m aid donation to post-Assad Syria

Denmark has donated DKK 50m ($7m) in humanitarian aid to Syria as the country enters a fragile transitional phase following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the donation…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2024 in: News

Opposition parties call for cooperation with new Syrian regime

Former minister for foreign affairs, Martin Lideggard, has urged the government to mirror U.S. efforts to reach out to Syria’s new interim government led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). After…

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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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