Posted on 19. Aug, 2022 in: News

New poll: Opposition on course for election victory

The opposition would regain power if an election was held today – but only with the help of ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows that with 50.5%…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2022 in: News

Russian nuclear planes move closer to Denmark

Russia has sent three fighter jets armed carrying nuclear-capable missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometres to its European enclave of Kalingrad – only 350 kilometres from the Danish island of Bornholm. According…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2022 in: News

Denmark to invest $5.4 billion in new warships

The government is aiming to become a ‘maritime superpower’ by building its own fleet of warships, Defence Miniser Morten Bødskov said yesterday at the launch of a new development partnership with the business…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2022 in: News

Government moves ahead with Rwandan processing centre for asylum seekers

As part of the government’s move to process unauthorised asylum seekers outside the EU the Foreign Ministry has announced concrete plans set up a base in Rwanda. Initially, the new project office, based…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2022 in: News

Immigration Ministry accepts 200 Rwandan refugees

For the third year running Denmark will accept 200 refugees from Rwanda as payback for the African country’s willingness to host a Danish reception centre where asylum seekers can be processed before they…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2022 in: News

Danish political delegation to Taiwan

Despite  an escalation of US-China tensions following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan a delegation of six Danish lawmakers are planning a fact-finding mission to the disputed island in the northwestern…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

Carsberg wins India dispute…..Beer giant’s sales up but profit down….Bavarian finds U.S. partner to package monkeypox vaccines… Carlsberg has won a major arbitration case following a row over the Danish brewer’s business practices…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2022 in: News

Conservatives present ‘true blue’ agenda

The Conservatives intend to fight the next election on a ‘true-blue’ conservative platform. Party leader Søren Pape Poulsen, who this week announced his candidacy for prime minister, revealed his ‘2030-plan’, Wednesday, including a…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2022 in: News

DPP defectors form core of rival party’s candidates

The list of candidates standing for ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg’s Denmarks Democrats party at the next election includes seven current MPs who’ve defected from the Danish People’s Party (DPP) – which means the…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2022 in: News

Ministerial comeback for Støjberg?

The Liberals (Venstre) and Conservatives have refused to rule out the possibility of a cabinet role for Inger Støjberg if the opposition re-wins power at the next election – however, the leaders of…

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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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