Posted on 12. Apr, 2022 in: News

Populist leader under fire for backing Le Pen

Morten Messerschmidt’s public show of support for French right-wing nationalist Marine Le Pen is ‘absurd’, the ruling Social Democrats’ policy spokesman, Christian Rabjerg Madsen, said last night after the Danish People’s Party (DPP)…

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Posted on 11. Apr, 2022 in: News

PM: Putin has ambitions for a Greater Russia

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that Vladimir Putin’s ambitions stretch far beyond occupying Ukraine – his ultimate dream is to restore a ‘Greater Russia.’ In an interview with Berlingske, the PM disagrees…

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Posted on 08. Apr, 2022 in: News

PM to Russian ambassador: Don’t meddle in our affairs

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned Russia against interfering in Danish foreign policy. Following the government’s announcement in February that US troops could soon be stationed in Denmark, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir V….

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Posted on 07. Apr, 2022 in: News

Economy on a ‘slippery slope’

More defence spending, more welfare, a heating cheque for all households, and the influx of thousands of Ukrainian refugees have led to a multi-billion kroner budget-busting deficit that, according to Finance Minister Nikolaj…

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Posted on 06. Apr, 2022 in: News

Denmark kicks out Russian diplomats following Bucha atrocities

The Foreign Ministry has expelled 15 Russian diplomats following the horrific images of corpses lying in the streets in the town of Bucha, north-west of Kyiv. The alleged spies have been told to…

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Posted on 05. Apr, 2022 in: News

Spy boss was spied on by his own agency

Suspended ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen was spied on in his own home by Danish Intelligence (PET) in the months ahead of his arrest last December. According to DR News, Mr Findsen is suspected of leaking…

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Posted on 05. Apr, 2022 in: News

New government coalition in Greenland

Following internal political disagreement, Greenland’s ruling left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party (IA) announced a new government coalition, Monday, with the social-democratic Siumut party replacing the pro-independence Naleraq party. IA came to power a year…

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Posted on 04. Apr, 2022 in: News

Lawmakers condemn Russia following Bucha massacre

Danish politicians have joined the international condemnation of Russia following disturbing video images of mass graves and bodies lining the streets of the Ukrainian town of Bucha, outside Kyiv. After Ukraine’s government called…

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2022 in: News

Government rejects Putin’s gas-for-roubles demand.

Denmark has rejected Russia’s gas-for-roubles demand. After President Putin told ‘unfriendly’ foreign countries they must start paying for gas in roubles or supplies will be cut, the Foreign Ministry said last night: “The…

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Posted on 31. Mar, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister threatens to break off diplomatic relations with Russia

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s threat to break off diplomatic ties with Russia would be a ‘point of no return’ according to foreign policy experts who expressed surprise that the government would go so…

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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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