Posted on 21. Jul, 2026 in: News

Pest control crews battle toxic caterpillars in Copenhagen

Copenhagen Council has hired Rentokil pest control teams to spend the next two weeks removing oak processionary moths – commonly known as ‘the caterpillar from hell’ – from Amager Fælled (Amager Common) south of…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2026 in: News

Slight uptick in unemployment but workforce continues to grow

Unemployment rose slightly in June but according to analysts there’s no cause for concern as the labour market remains resilient and employment continues to outpace the increase in joblessness. The latest Statistics Denmark…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2026 in: News

Foreign Ministry issues Middle East travel warning

The Foreign Ministry has updated its travel advisory for five Middle Eastern countries – Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain – following renewed attacks by Iran. The Ministry said renewed attacks across…

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Posted on 21. Jul, 2026 in: News

Aarhus company inks major deal with Australian army

The Australian army has signed a contract with Aarhus-based software company Systematic to deploy its Sitaware command-and-control system. In a press release the company’s CEO, Nikolaj Bramsen, said Australia needed a ‘secure and…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2026 in: News

Government dismisses human rights concerns about return hubs

The government has dismissed concerns by the Council of Europe that plans to establish return hubs outside the EU could put migrants’ human rights at risk. After the Council’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2026 in: News

MEPs call on Danish shipyard to stop servicing Russian ships

More than 100 lawmakers from 16 countries across Europe have called on the Fayard shipyard in Funen to stop servicing Russian ‘shadow fleet’ cargo ships carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). In a joint letter…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2026 in: News

Foreign Minister ‘deeply disappointed’ by Laos court’s ruling in backpacker deaths

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed his ‘extreme disappointment’ at the ‘lenient’ charges brought by the Laotian legal authorities against a distillery owner for selling illegal alcohol that caused the death of…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2026 in: News

Roma camp ‘hell’ for local residents

Residents near Havneholmen Metro Station in Copenhagen are becoming increasingly desperate about a Roma tent camp set up in a nearby park. One resident told BT that initially it was just a few…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2026 in: News

German extradited to face assassination charges

A German national has been extradited to Denmark to face charges of conspiring to fire an anti-tank rocket at a house in an alleged gang-related assassination attempt. A Swedish accomplice was extradited to…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2026 in: News

Killer in shootout with police

A gunman opened fire on police officers responding to a fire in the industrial zone of Norresundby, close to Aalborg in north Jutland, Friday. A 48-year-old man who admitted to killing a 62-year-old…

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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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