Posted on 01. Mar, 2023 in: News

Parliament wipes out public holiday – more work from 2024

The government’s unpopular proposal to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday from 2024 was passed by a narrow parliamentary majority, Tuesday. The ruling coalition has claimed the extra work day per year…

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Posted on 28. Feb, 2023 in: News

Ex-security chief issues cyber warning

Danish companies and authorities have taken security breaches far too easily and unless hacker attacks are rebuffed Denmark will continue to support Russia’s agenda, a former head of the Centre for Cyber Security…

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Posted on 27. Feb, 2023 in: News

Hacker group shuts down hospital, airport websites

The websites of hospitals throughout the Capital Region were taken down by a hacker attack, Sunday. Hacker group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility as revenge for the recent Koran-burning stunts by Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus…

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Posted on 24. Feb, 2023 in: News

Foreign Minister: ‘I’m just as Ukrainian as the Ukrainians’

The war in Ukraine won’t be over until Crimea is back in Ukrainian hands, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with Weekendavisen ahead of today’s anniversary of the Russian invasion….

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Posted on 23. Feb, 2023 in: News

Grand coalition suffers voter backlash

The government would suffer an embarrassing defeat if an election was held today. A new Epinion poll for DR News shows the three coalition parties, collectively, would lose 20 seats and their overall…

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Posted on 22. Feb, 2023 in: News

Ex-defence minister charged with leaking classified information

Former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been formally charged with leaking highly classified state secrets. Mr Frederiksen, who served as defence minister from 2016 to 2019 when he was known as ex-prime…

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Posted on 21. Feb, 2023 in: News

Foreign Minister calls for ‘upscaling’ of EU defence industry to meet Ukrainian demands

The European defence industry needs a drastic upscaling, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said at a ministers meeting in Brussels, Monday, after Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, said the European Union is…

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Posted on 20. Feb, 2023 in: News

PM: If Putin isn’t stopped he’ll invade other countries

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned there’s a ‘significant risk’ that Russia will invade other countries if Ukraine loses the war. In an interview with TV2 on the sidelines of the Munich Security…

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Posted on 17. Feb, 2023 in: News

Russia lashes out at Denmark for Nord Stream failure

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergej Lavrov, has accused Denmark of ‘behaving disgracefully’ after a leading investigative journalist accused the United States of responsibility for the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2…

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Posted on 16. Feb, 2023 in: News

New funding for Ukraine’s defence

Denmark has agreed to join the UK, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden in a DKK1.7bn ($230m) donation to boost Ukraine’s defence capability, including drones, ammunition, air defence, and electronic warfare, the first package of…

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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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