Posted on 21. Jul, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

German car giant reported to police….Consumer watchdog accuses banks of raking in unwarranted profits….Two Copenhagen hotels named ‘best in Scandinavia’… The Danish Consumer Ombudsman (DCO) has reported German car giant BMW to the…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2023 in: News

U.S. was briefed about anti-Islamist’s ban from democracy festival

Confidential Justice Ministry documents show the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen was briefed beforehand about anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s ban from this year’s Citizens Forum on Bornholm. A list of documents, obtained by Jyllands-Posten under…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2023 in: News

‘Slap in the face’ for Putin

Russia’s President Putin will be conspicuously absent from the BRICS countries (Brazil Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit to be held in Johannesburg at the end of next month. Although no official…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2023 in: News

Philippine nurses could fill Copenhagen health gap

Copenhagen City Hall is examining the possibility of training care workers and nurses in countries outside the EU. Faced with an impending shortage of manpower in the capital region’s health sector over the…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2023 in: News

Vestager appointment quits following wave of criticism

Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager’s pick as chief competition economist, Yale professor Fiona Scott Morton,  has quit before she even started the job following massive criticism of her appointment,…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2023 in: News

Queen passes historical milestone

HM Queen Margrethe is now the longest-reigning monarch in Denmark’s history. Her Majesty, who recently celebrated her 83rd birthday, has now reigned since January 1972, surpassing King Christian IV who ruled for 51…

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Posted on 20. Jul, 2023 in: News

Job openings fall for 5th straight month

The number of job openings dropped by 3.500 in June, to 26,627, the lowest since January 2021 and the 5th month-on-month decline. Despite the downturn economists have dismissed signs of a labour market in…

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Posted on 19. Jul, 2023 in: News

Macron questions Vestager appointment

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined the chorus of criticism aimed at Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager for her decision to hire a U.S. economist to advise on competition…

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Posted on 19. Jul, 2023 in: News

Denmark commits to Amazon Fund

Denmark is ready to help Brazil combat deforestation in the Amazon rain forest. In a Tweeted message, Tuesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had promised a…

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Posted on 19. Jul, 2023 in: News

Ukrainian recruits still under Danish training

Danish troops and military advisors continue to train Ukrainian recruits in the UK as part of Denmark’s contribution to the EU’s war effort. The Ukrainians have received instruction in everything from basic weapon…

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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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