Posted on 25. Aug, 2022 in: News

After six months of war, Danish companies remain in Russia

Grundfos has finally ceased all operations in Russia. The world’s largest pump manufacturer paused its business activities in the country earlier this year but has now made the decision to pull out completely….

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Posted on 24. Aug, 2022 in: News

Former allies rally against ex-prime minister’s ‘meaningless’ party

Opposition party leaders have turned on ex-prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his Moderates Party who they accuse of ‘meaningless politics’ and a threat to the possible formation of a centre-right government. With…

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Posted on 24. Aug, 2022 in: News

Danish adoptees demand investigation in South Korea

A group of 53 Danes who as children were adopted between the 1960s and the 1990s have formally demanded the South Korean government investigate its procedures at the time. They claim they were…

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Posted on 24. Aug, 2022 in: News

Norway is ‘bluffing’ with threat to cut electricity

Norway’s threat to limit electricity exports to Europe has been dismissed as ‘bluff’ by Energinet, the state-owned operator for electricity and natural gas. Earlier this week Norway, a major exporter of electricity, announced that…

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Posted on 24. Aug, 2022 in: News

Explosive rise in coal imports as energy crisis looms

Fears that Russia’s could cut off the gas supply to Europe has led to an explosive rise in coal imports. The latest Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) figures show Denmark imported 934,734 tons of…

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Posted on 24. Aug, 2022 in: News

Consumer confidence remains low

Consumer confidence improved slightly in August but remains historically low. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index was almost unchanged in August, rising from -25.6 in July to -25.1 –…

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Posted on 24. Aug, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

Housing market hit by summer slump…SAS cancels 1,700 flights in September and October…Gas consumption down, wind energy up…. The 8-year long housing market boom has taken a downturn over the summer in line…

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Posted on 23. Aug, 2022 in: News

Government takes aim at immigrants in crackdown on crime

The government has put forward a wide-ranging, multi-billion kroner criminal reform bill following an increase in violent crime. In an interview with Berlingske, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said too many criminals – and…

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Posted on 23. Aug, 2022 in: News

Opposition on crime bill: Too little, too late

The two biggest opposition parties have welcomed the government’s planned crackdown on criminals but questioned why it took so long. While both the Liberals (Venstre) and Conservatives, who promote themselves as ‘law and…

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Posted on 23. Aug, 2022 in: News

Racist acquitted on hate crime charge

A Danish racist who verbally abused head of the ’Free Greens’ party Sikandur Siddique and his parents as they left the official opening of parliament last October has been cleared of committing a hate crime….

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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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