Posted on 04. Oct, 2024 in: News

Greenland calls language rule ‘undemocratic’

Greenland’s leading party, Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), has demanded that unless MPs be allowed to speak their native language in the Danish Parliament they will push for a constitutional amendment. Following the controversy over…

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Posted on 04. Oct, 2024 in: News

Opposition pushes for pension talks

Opposition leaders united across party lines to force the government to engage in negotiations over the future of the country’s pension system during the parliamentary debate, Thursday.  Currently, pension age is set to…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2024 in: News

3 Swedes arrested after Israeli embassy explosions

Three young Swedish men have been arrested in connection with the explosions near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, early Wednesday morning. No one was injured, although a nearby building sustained damage. Police believe…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2024 in: News

PM’s openness to military involvement sparks pushback

Parties on the right have pushed back against Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s call for international military involvement in the Middle East to enforce a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine and questioned why she…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2024 in: News

1 in 9 on state support

Despite the strong economy 11.8% of the working-age population—more than 450,000 people—are now dependent on social benefits, a rise from 9.4% in 2014. Questions are now being asked as to whether it’s become…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2024 in: News

Whale activist’s case goes to Supreme Court

Whale activist Paul Watson’s case will now go before Greenland’s Supreme Court. This comes just days after Greenland’s District Court extended Mr Watson’s detention by three weeks, with a scheduled release date set…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2024 in: News

Greenland MP avoids questioning by speaking native language

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, a Greenlandic member of the Danish Parliament, will face repercussions after announcing she will deliver her speech entirely in Greenlandic at today’s opening debate. Speaker of the House Søren Gade has…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2024 in: News

2,000 vacant seats prompt church reform

In the wake of the recent parish council elections, which saw an alarmingly low  1.3% voter turnout and nearly 2,000 unfilled positions, Ecclesiastical Affairs Minister Morten Dahlin is pushing for significant reforms. The…

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Posted on 03. Oct, 2024 in: News

PM shifting rhetoric to reconnect with voters

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s opening speech to Parliament, Tuesday, marked a shift in policy according to analysts, moving away from the labour market-driven conservatism she was touting a year ago towards a focus…

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Posted on 02. Oct, 2024 in: News

Explosions near Israeli embassy

Two explosions went off near the Israeli embassy in Hellerup north of Copenhagen early this morning. No injuries have been reported but the police have cordoned off the area around Strandagervej and Lundevangsvej….

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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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