Posted on 28. May, 2024 in: News

PM backs move to limit social media use for kids

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has joined the call to limit smartphone and social media use for children and teenagers. In an interview with Politiken, alongside the Social Democrats’ lead candidate in the upcoming…

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Posted on 27. May, 2024 in: News

Social Democrats attack LA on tax

The Social Democrats have launched an attack on the Liberal Alliance’s (LA) tax policies after a new poll indicated the leader of the business-friendly party, Alex Vanopslagh, is now more popular than Prime…

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Posted on 24. May, 2024 in: News

New report: Denmark complicit in dumping migrants in desert

Denmark is helping to fund the Tunisian National Guard which according to a new investigative report is rounding up migrants trying to reach Europe and dumping them in the desert. Based on a…

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Posted on 23. May, 2024 in: News

Government won’t join rush to recognise Palestine as independent state

Recognition of Palestine as an independent state isn’t a miracle pathway to peace, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday. After Ireland, Norway, and Spain announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state…

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Posted on 22. May, 2024 in: News

Trump threatens to sue Danish-Iranian director

Ex-US president Donald Trump has threatened to sue Danish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi for his latest film, The Apprentice, which premiered at Cannes 2024 on Monday. According to reports the film features unflattering and…

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Posted on 21. May, 2024 in: News

Leaked report reveals plans for multi-billion warship build-up

The government will present a major investment plan this morning to build 55 new warships for the Danish Navy. A leaked draft of the National Partnership for the Maritime Sector report, compiled by…

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Posted on 17. May, 2024 in: News

18th military aid package for Ukraine

The government has announced a new, DKK5.6bn (€750m) donation to Ukraine, Denmark’s 18th military aid package so far, with around half the amount (DKK2.8m) earmarked for air defence. After briefing Parliament’s Foreign Policy…

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Posted on 16. May, 2024 in: News

Red/Greens supported funding for DFLP

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s (DFLP) military wing brutally executed a 21-year-old Tanzanian national in the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, even though members of the far-left Red/Greens, which supports…

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Posted on 15. May, 2024 in: News

PM warns of Russian disinformation in EU elections – defends government’s support of Palestinian state

There’s a ‘major risk’ that Russia will attempt to influence the EU election campaign over the next few weeks and both the media and voters need to be aware of misinformation,  Prime Minister…

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Posted on 14. May, 2024 in: News

PM: EU needs more money to combat Putin

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has vowed to leave ‘no stone unturned’ to find more funding for the EU. Speaking at a Stockholm meeting, Monday, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and her counterparts from…

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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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