Posted on 20. Sep, 2024 in: News

Dispute over landslide bill ends in High Court

The dispute over who should pay for the clean-up operation following January’s landslide at a reprocessing plant for contaminated soil in Jutland will be decided by the High Court. Randers Municipality ruled earlier…

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Posted on 20. Sep, 2024 in: News

Anti-Islamist gate-crashes church council vote 

Rasmus Paludan, founder of the far-right Stram Kurs party and notorious for his Quran-burning stunts, created disruption at a church council election in the inner-city district of Vesterbro, Thursday, when he put himself…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

New poll: Government still losing voters

The government continues to lose support. The latest Voxmeter poll shows the ruling Social Democrats have dropped from 20.3% to 19.1% over the past week while the Liberals (Venstre) fell from 10.4% to…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

PM launches ambitious health reform plan

The government has laid out its plans for a major reform of the national health system. At a press conference, Wednesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said one of the main aims is to…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

Moderates’ employees confused about confidentiality agreement

Moderates administrative staff who accept the party’s offer of a ‘generous’ severance package if they sign a confidentiality agreement and remain silent on the ‘toxic workplace’ allegations can still talk out about sexism…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

Vestager suffers loss ahead of EU exit

The European Union’s General Court has annulled the European Commission’s €1.49 billion fine on Google for anticompetitive behaviour, a rare loss for Denmark’s outgoing Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

20,000 tons of explosives heading for Danish waters on damaged ship

A cargo ship loaded with explosives is heading toward Danish waters after being rejected by both Norway and Lithuania. The vessel, carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical used both…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

Denmark to partner India in ‘green future’

Minister for Industry & Business Morten Bødskov has said he sees India as a partner in a ‘green future’. Mr Bodskov, currently on a visit to the south-Asian country, told local media ‘you’ll…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

Danske Bank agrees €6.3m settlement with French financial authorities

Danske Bank has reached an out-of-court settlement with the French financial authorities regarding the Estonian money-laundering scandal. Denmark’s biggest bank has agreed to pay €6.3m (DKK47m) to end legal pursuits in France but with…

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Posted on 19. Sep, 2024 in: News

Business shorts

Resurgent SAS extends global reach….Mouse grounds plane….EU backs Danish climate-friendly dairy scheme…. After emerging from bankruptcy protection a resurgent Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is extending its Copenhagen Airport (CPH) base as a global hub….

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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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