Posted on 06. Jan, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

Infections at a record high….could hit 55,000 daily by end of month… The daily infection rate hit a new record-high, Wednesday, with 28.283 corona cases – around 7% (2,083) had been previously infected….

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Posted on 06. Jan, 2022 in: News

Maersk knocked off its No.1 perch

A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) can no longer boast of being the world’s largest container line. ‘Denmark’s pride’ has been overtaken by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) in terms of capacity, according to data compiled by…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2022 in: News

France’s EU Presidency could be costly for Denmark

France assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1st, which could be beneficial for Emmanuel Macron in his domestic presidential campaign – if he runs – but detrimental to Denmark,…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2022 in: News

Unemployed Inger offered work at DPP

Denmark’s most controversial politician, Inger Støjberg, partyless and unemployed since being excluded from parliament in December, has been offered a job by the Danish People’s Party (DPP). According to DPP officials the line of…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2022 in: News

Covid provides jobs boost for non-western immigrants

The number of non-western immigrants in the labour market is at an all-time high due to a mixture of Covid and the recent economic upswing. A new study by the Economic Council of…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2022 in: News

Business sector demands speedy reopening

Business leaders have urged the government to speed up the reopening process for the service sector following positive reports about the Omicron variant. Ahead of a corona meeting of party spokespersons today, convened…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

There was a renewed spike in infections, Tuesday, following a downturn the previous two days. 25,073 new corona cases were reported based on 188,110 PCR tests, a positivity rate of 13.67%. 794 patients are hospitalised,…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2022 in: News

Police threat to freedom of the press

In a highly unusual move the police have issued a summons to several journalists to provide testimony in the intelligence leak affair. In December, four current and former employees from the Danish Intelligence…

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Posted on 05. Jan, 2022 in: News

National Bank moves to protect krone

Denmark’s foreign currency reserves rose to to DKK 529.8bn at the end of 2021, the highest for six years, after the National Bank sold off DKK47bn ($7.1 bn) in December to protect the…

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Posted on 04. Jan, 2022 in: News

Government investigates possibility of tagging criminal kids

The government is considering whether to allow convicted criminal kids as young as 10 years of age to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device, even though the ruling Social Democrats abolished tagging…

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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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