Posted on 20. Feb, 2024 in: News

PM gets Iraq invitation

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen could be heading for Iraq in the near future. Baghdad-based Shafaq News reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani invited his Danish counterpart to visit his country during…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2024 in: News

PM: Give Ukraine everything it needs

As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called on Europe to provide the war-torn country with all the weapons and arms it needs. Speaking at the Munich…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2024 in: News

Ambassador monitored by Russian security

Police kept a close watch on Denmark’s Ambassador to Russia as he laid flowers in tribute to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Saturday. After attending a makeshift memorial in the well-known…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2024 in: News

Voters ditch Moderates following sex scandals

The Moderates continue to lose voters. Support for ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s personal political project, which won 9.3% of the vote and 16 seats at the 2022 election, has fallen by a…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2024 in: News

PM was in line for NATO job but failed White House interview

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was the hot favourite to take over as NATO Secretary General last year but stumbled at the finishing line. According to the well-respected Welt am Sonntag, the Danish PM…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2024 in: News

French arms company sues Denmark

French arms manufacturer Nexter is suing Denmark for potential losses incurred in the Elbit affair. Former defence minister Jacob Ellemann-Jensen quit as Liberal leader in November after being accused of misleading parliament over the controversial DKK1.7bn…

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Posted on 19. Feb, 2024 in: News

Samsam was kept under illegal surveillance

Ahmed Samsam was illegally placed under surveillance following his release from prison in November. High Court documents seen by DR News and Berlingske reveal that the police, in collaboration with Danish Intelligence (PET)…

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Posted on 15. Feb, 2024 in: News

Denmark joins new global effort to combat international crimes

Denmark has signed up to a new convention against international war crimes. 32 nations have joined together in the Ljubljana – Hague convention that ‘streamlines collaboration in the search, persecution, and extradition of…

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Posted on 15. Feb, 2024 in: News

PM to meet Zelensky in Munich

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference this weekend. The President is set to travel to France this morning to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron before…

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Posted on 15. Feb, 2024 in: News

Prime Minister in nepotism allegations

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been accused of nepotism. According to Freedom Letter, the Prime Minister’s Office has allegedly appointed friends and relatives of her top advisors to key positions. Lea Korsgaard, editor-in-chief…

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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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