Posted on 12. Dec, 2023 in: News

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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Posted on 12. Dec, 2023 in: News

Climate/COP28

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…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2023 in: News

Government 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…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2023 in: News

Trade 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….

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2023 in: News

Inflation 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2023 in: News

Government 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2023 in: News

Vestager’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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Posted on 11. Dec, 2023 in: News

Climate/COP28

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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2023 in: News

Quran 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2023 in: News

The 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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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-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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