Government resumes Palestine aid
The government has resumed development aid to Palestine that was suspended in October following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. According to a Foreign Ministry review the financial aid has delivered ‘good results’…
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Climate Minister dismisses ‘unambitious’ climate draft, calls for more cooperation with China…. Minister for Global Climate Policy Dan Jørgensen has dismissed the draft proposal for a climate agreement at COP28 as far too…
MoreGovernment presents optimistic economic review
The government is confident consumer spending and the public’s purchasing power will increase over the next two years. In its latest economic review to be published today, seen by TV2, Minister for the…
MoreTrade organisation predicts ‘sluggish growth’ next year
The Danish economy will continue to be ‘sluggish’ in 2024 with growth of no more than 0.7%, according to the latest projection from the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), Denmark’s biggest trade organisation….
MoreInflation creeps up
Inflation increased in November following a downward trend the previous three months. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 0.6 percent year-over-year in November, mainly due to price changes…
MoreGovernment condemns IOC’s decision to allow Russian athletes at Olympic Games
Minister for Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt has condemned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to allow Russian athletes to compete at the Paris 2024 games as neutrals, without flags, emblems or anthems. In a…
MoreVestager’s future uncertain after failed EIB bid
Denmark’s EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has lost her bid to become the new president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) after EU finance ministers agreed to back Spain’s economy minister, Nadia Calviño. In a post…
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Denmark has made a new multimillion donation at the ongoing COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai – a DKK45m ($6.5m) grant in additional funding to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) ‘to scale-up access to quality…
MoreQuran bill debate rolls on
Parliament has passed the controversial legislation that makes it punishable by up to two years in prison to desecrate the Quran but the political debate rolls on. After Thursday’s landmark passage of the…
MoreThe spy chief, the politician and the high-stakes legal case that rocked Denmark
The espionage affair has been covered extensively by 7.59 Danish News Today, from the original arrest of ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen, former head of the Military Intelligence Agency (FE) three years ago on…
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