Posted on 23. Oct, 2024 in: News

Mpox discovered close to Denmark

Health experts fear Mpox could be heading for Denmark after a new, more infectious strain of the potentially deadly virus was discovered in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany’s disease control centre, said on…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2024 in: News

Black Swan mole also worked for the police

TV2’s undercover ‘mole’ in the Black Swan documentary that gripped the nation earlier this year by revealing how the criminal underworld and the ‘establishment’ work hand in hand to commit fraud was also an…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2024 in: News

Unemployment up

Economists have blamed an increase in unemployment on the fall in demand for labour.  New data from Jobindsats shows 1,000 people joined the jobless queue in September, bringing the total number of full-time…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2024 in: News

DKK 1.3bn to tackle youth unemployment

Parliament has approved a DKK 1.3 bn ($188m ) grant to support young people struggling to find work or training, focusing on those with psychological and social issues. The 10-year initiative, backed by a…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2024 in: News

Justice Ministry launches probe into Iranian embassy’s villa

The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation into whether Iran’s embassy broke the rules when it purchased a villa in the northwest district of Copenhagen seventeen years ago. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2024 in: News

Moderates’ meltdown

The Moderates are in freefall. A new poll shows the coalition partner has lost nearly two-thirds of its support since the 2022 election when it won 9.3% of the vote and 16 seats,…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2024 in: News

No return to Danish politics for EU Commissioner

Margrethe Vestager won’t be returning to Danish politics when her term as Executive Vice President of the European Commission comes to an end in a few weeks’ time. In a new biography to…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2024 in: News

Government looks to challenge international conventions

The Foreign Ministry has advertised for a ‘conventions ambassador’ who will focus on ‘strengthening the rules-based international order and upholding international conventions.’ In a posting on Job Index the Ministry said it’s looking…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2024 in: News

Muslim gays frightened of expressing their sexuality

Homosexuality remains a taboo in the Muslim community. A new survey by Wilke for Jyllands-Posten shows 59% of Danish Muslims would not accept their child living openly as homosexual – only 31% said yes…

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2024 in: News

Foreign labour boosts economy

Foreign labour contributed DKK 157bn ($22.7bn) to Denmark’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first six months of this year, a new study by the Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC) has found –…

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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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