Posted on 30. Apr, 2026 in: News

Business shorts

Carlsberg posts impressive Q1 figures…Airport expands….City Hall moves to ban new hotels… Carlsberg has reported first-quarter (Q1) revenue of DKK 20.7 bn ($3bn) with growth across all its key markets. The brewing giant’s…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2026 in: News

Russian Ambassador to Denmark: ‘You can’t handle the truth’

Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has again accused Denmark of blocking efforts to uncover the truth behind the 2022 Nord Stream explosions and withholding key findings from the public. In response to…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2026 in: News

Centre-left coalition edges closer

A centre-left ‘red/purple’ coalition could be close to fruition. Following the latest round of government talks with ‘royal negotiator’ Mette Frederiksen, Tuesday, Green Left (SF) leader Pia Olsen Dyhr said the pathway to…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2026 in: News

Joining government could force socialists to re-live 2011 trauma

Political analysts have warned that the Green Left (SF) is facing a sharp political setback if it joins a ‘red-purple’ coalition. According to BT’s Henrik Qvortrup, former policy advisor to ex-PM Anders Fogh…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2026 in: News

Coalition partners for four years now battling for power

The long, drawn out government negotiations reflect a political power struggle between Mette Frederiksen, Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Troels Lund Poulsen, the three leaders of the outgoing Soc Dem/Liberal/Moderates coalition, according to Berlingske’s…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2026 in: News

Voters growing tired of government negotiations

An increasing number of voters are growing impatient with parties’ inability to agree on a new government. With five weeks on the clock and no immediate breakthrough in sight, a new Voxmeter poll…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2026 in: News

Dane to steer EU trade policy

Ditte Juul Jørgensen has been appointed director-general of the European Commission’s powerful trade department (DG Trade) after nearly seven years heading energy. The Commission noted her ‘wide experience’ from nearly 34 years within…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2026 in: News

Labour market falls to 2-year low

The labour market has shrunk for the first time since mid-2024. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show a total of 3,078,500 people were employed in February but the number of wage earners fell…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2026 in: News

‘Kingmaker’ demands agreement on economic policy

Following talks with acting prime minister Mette Frederiksen, Monday, Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the potential ‘Kingmaker’, said coalition negotiations have entered a ‘decisive phase’. While declining to offer any specific details he…

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Posted on 28. Apr, 2026 in: News

Løkke: Great Prayer Day won’t be coming back

The Great Prayer Day public holiday won’t be reinstated if it’s up to Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The one-day break in May was abolished in 2023 as part of a controversial reform designed…

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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-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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