Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will be visiting Denmark at the end of his month, tentatively around the 26th, one year after President Medvedev’s official state visit. Mr Putin should have come to…

A new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report released Wednesday shows that Danish development aid rose slightly in 2010. With a contribution of 0.90% of GNP, Denmark is one of only…

Experts have warned that Denmark’s efforts to set up schools in Afghanistan could put children in danger. Leading Afghanistan expert Conrad Schetter of Bonn University said to left-wing daily Information that he would…

Children whose parents are on welfare have significantly worse health habits than those from ‘educated’ homes – they consume more fast food, smoke more cigarettes and don’t exercise as much. That’s the conclusion…

Although the EU Commission has threatened Denmark with legal action for the two-year delay in implementing the EU’s Water Framework Directive, Minister of Environment Karen Ellemann called it a ‘constructive delay’ that wouldn’t…

Around 100 tax inspectors are to attend a state-funded course next month, ‘Operational Culture & Islam’, to learn more about traditional Muslim culture – a complete waste of taxpayers’ money according to the…

Today’s expected interest rate hike from the European Central Bank (ECB) is only the first of a series of increases, according to the Danske Bank. ECB President Jean-Claude Triche is expected to raise…

Despite signs of improvement, the level of bankruptcies remains high. 497 companies went bust in March, compared to 492 the previous month. Senior economist Nicolaj Pilgaard of the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI)…

Maersk Drilling is to invest 1.3 billion US dollars in two deep-water drilling ships to be built by the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries. Maersk Drilling, which posted a turnover of DKK8.5bn in…

Denmark is lagging behind in the research race as leading companies continue to place billions of kroner abroad. A new Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) report reveals that 70 leading companies have increased…