Young people are also pessimistic about their prospects in the New Year. A new survey of 16-25 year olds shows that one in three is ‘concerned’ or ‘very concerned’ about unemployment and one…

Copenhagen Stock exchange – and especially SAS – got off to a flying start on the year’s first day of trading as the trend-setting C20 index rose by 0.9%. The struggling airline surprisingly…

Pirates who attack Danish ships could in the future be tried in a Danish courtroom. Six Somali pirates currently detained on board the frigate ‘Esbjern Snare’ have been remanded in custody ‘in-absentia’ by…

The government’s proposal to scrap the early retirement scheme, efterløn, is only the start of an assault on Denmark’s cherished welfare system, leading economists claim. Head of the so-called wise men of the…

A much needed fleet of helicopters will arrive in the Helmand province of Afghanistan around 2013 or 2014 – just as Danish troops are being withdrawn, according to the government’s latest timetable. The…

The political hot potato of early retirement has also divided the opposition. Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestergaard has warned that her party would be unable to join a centre-left coalition unless scrapping the…

Security Terrorism dominated the post-Christmas headlines when five men described as ‘ militant Islamists with links to international terror networks’ were arrested for allegedly planning a ‘Mumbai like’ machine gun attack on employees…

MIENTRAS SE ENCONTRABAN GOZANDO DE UN MERECIDIDO DESCANSO SEGURIDAD: El tema del terrorismo dominó los titulares durante el período navideño al ser arrestadas cinco personas calificadas de “militantes islamistas” con nexos a redes…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen launched a full-frontal attack on the opposition’s economic plan during a fiery New Year’s Day TV debate with his opponent, Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt. The PM said…

Despite numerous assurances to the contrary, the government is now preparing to scrap the much-discussed early retirement scheme, efterløn. In his New Year speech to the nation, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stressed…