Posted on 07. Nov, 2023 in: News

Bats stop major wind turbine project

A prestigious wind turbine project in the Øresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden has been put on hold over objections from environmentalists on how and when the number of bats in the region…

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Posted on 07. Nov, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

Ørsted blames New Jersey pullout on logistics…Climate Minister calls on EU farmers to pay for CO2 emissions…. Ørsted has said that its shock decision to cancel two offshore wind farms off the US…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2023 in: News

Antisemitism on the rise

Antisemitism in this country is on the rise. As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to escalate, threats against Danish Jews have increased considerably since the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th. Justice Minister Peter…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2023 in: News

McDonalds hit with rats, mice

More McDonalds fast-food outlets in this country were hit with rodent attacks by Palestine protesters over the weekend. In Slagelse, around 90 kilometres from Copenhagen, police reported both McDonalds and Burger King were…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2023 in: News

PM faces grilling on espionage affair

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faces a parliamentary grilling at an urgent parliamentary debate on Wednesday regarding the collapse of the espionage affair. After the Public Prosecutor last week dropped all charges against former…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2023 in: News

New York Times: Ghetto bill threatens Denmark’s cosy image

Denmark’s reputation abroad as a happy, liberal country is under threat by the government’s hardline policies against immigrants and particularly the move to ‘remake’ neighborhoods with immigrants, poverty or crime, according to the…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2023 in: News

Spanish royals on state visit

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain arrive in Denmark today for a three-day State Visit. The royal couple will be greeted by by Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Princess…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2023 in: News

Negative growth in Sweden, Germany threatens Danish exports

Business leaders and economists fear Danish businesses and consumers could suffer indirectly from the economic problems in neighbouring Sweden, where GDP decreased by 0.5 percent in September following a similar contraction in August,…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2023 in: News

Mærsk cuts 10,000 jobs as global economy slows down

Shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) is slashing 10,000 jobs worldwide after reporting a sharp decline in third-quarter (Q3) profit and revenue on Friday. The company, which controls about one-sixth of worldwide container trade,…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2023 in: News

Justice Minister rejects calls for open hearings in spy probe

Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard has dismissed calls for open hearings in the espionage affair as ‘irresponsible’ and proposed a change in legislation so that similar ‘high-profile’ cases in the future are tried behind…

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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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