Posted on 18. Aug, 2022 in: News

Government proposes gender reassignment for tots

New-born babies could soon have the right to change their legal gender. As part of its newly-published LGBTQ+ plan, published Wednesday, the government has proposed allowing all children the right to ‘gender reassignment’…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2022 in: News

‘Operation Greed’ verdict today

Copenhagen District Court will finally rule today on the ‘Operation Greed’ scandal in which a total of 17 men and three companies are accused of money laundering at least DKK530m ($80m) plus tax…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2022 in: News

Danish F16s police Iceland skies

The Royal Danish Air Force has begun Air Policing missions over Iceland to help ‘secure the High North.’ As part of NATO’s aim to protect the airspace above Iceland, Danish F-16s will be…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2022 in: News

Danish supplier can’t meet demand for monkeypox vaccine

Bavarian Nordic, the only company in the world with an approved vaccine for monkeypox, has expressed concern that it won’t be able to meet global demand as cases rise across the world. The company…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2022 in: News

PM dismisses election speculation: ‘Government has work to do’

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has refused to speculate about a possible election date or the Social Liberals’ (Radikale) threat to topple the government with a vote of no confidence unless she names a…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2022 in: News

No election date but plenty of promises

Mette Frederiksen hasn’t called an election yet but parties are lining up the campaign promises. Following the Liberals’ (Venstre) proposal last week to give first-time home buyers a 20% tax reduction, the prime…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2022 in: News

Voters prefer Pape

Søren Pape Poulsen is the opposition’s preferred choice for prime minister – by far. A new Megafon poll for TV2 shows 53% of right-leaning voters back the Conservative Party leader, nearly twice as…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2022 in: News

Ambassador denounces move to ban Russian tourists

Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has denounced proposals to stop Russian tourists entering the EU as a breach of human rights. Both Finland and Estonia have announced plans to drastically reduce the…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2022 in: News

Energy rationing could become a reality

As more and more countries throughout Europe are preparing to ration energy if Russia turns off the gas taps, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) (Energistyrelsen) is considering eventual contingency plans for consumers in…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2022 in: News

Surprising Q2 figures ease recession fears

The threat of a recession has been averted following new Statistics Denmark figures showing the economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter of this year (Q2) thanks mainly to a strong…

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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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