Posted on 06. Jul, 2022 in: News

PM leads remembrance for shooting victims

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen led the mourning last night for the victims of the weekend’s shooting tragedy. At a memorial service outside the Fields shopping mall in Amager, where three people were shot…

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Posted on 06. Jul, 2022 in: News

Minister paid restaurant bills with government credit card

Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Rasmus Prehn is in hot water after tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet revealed how he has repeatedly used his government-issued credit card for private purchases. According to the…

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Posted on 06. Jul, 2022 in: News

Denmark ratifies Nordic neighbours’ NATO applications

Denmark became one of the first countries to ratify Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership applications, Tuesday, when the Danish ambassador in Washington DC delivered the formal paperwork to the U.S. State Department. Foreign…

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Posted on 06. Jul, 2022 in: News

SAS files for bankruptcy protection following pilots’ strike

Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, is under even more pressure after filing for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Nearly 1,000 SAS pilots went on strike, Monday, following a breakdown in management-union negotiations over the…

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Posted on 06. Jul, 2022 in: News

National Bank: Inflation could lead to recession

The National Bank has warned that a ’vicious spiral’ is threatening the Danish economy. In an interview with financial daily Børsen, National Bank Governor Lars Rohde said rising prices on everything from bread…

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Posted on 06. Jul, 2022 in: News

Downturn in growth

The economy shrank by more than the government had projected in the year’s first quarter (Q1). The latest Statistics Denmark figures show Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped by 0.5 percent following a 2.8…

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Posted on 05. Jul, 2022 in: News

Shooter charged with murder, placed in psychiatric care institution

The 22-year-old suspect in Sunday’s shopping mall shooting was remanded in custody for 24 days by a Copenhagen Court, Monday, and placed in a secure psychiatric care facility for evaluation after being charged…

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Posted on 05. Jul, 2022 in: News

U.S. right-wingers: Copenhagen shooting shows gun laws don’t work

Right-wing conservatives in the U.S. have seized on Sunday’s shopping mall tragedy in Copenhagen as evidence that strict gun laws don’t stop mass shootings. Irene Armendariz-Jackson, a Texas politician, tweeted: “A shooting at…

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Posted on 05. Jul, 2022 in: News

PM facing reprimand from her own party

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and former food minister, Mogens Jensen, can expect a parliamentary reprimand (a so-called ‘nose’) today for their handling of the mass mink cull, TV2 reported last night. In an…

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Posted on 05. Jul, 2022 in: News

PM criticised for protecting top advisor

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has come under fire for refusing to suspend her top advisor, Barbara Bertelsen. The Mink Commission concluded last week that Ms Bertelsen and nine other top civil servants should…

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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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