Despite the black clouds that remain hovered over the economy, in the shape of recession, rising unemployment, stagnant private spending, and weak demand abroad, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen remains upbeat. In an…

A Danish sergeant and other army superiors in Afghanistan have been charged with illegally demanding cash fines from enlisted soldiers. According to tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet, soldiers have been slapped with ‘idiot fines’…

Some of Denmark’s key issues, such as less agricultural aid and more focus on the climate, have been more than met by the EU Commission’s budget proposals for 2014-2020, Danish Climate Commissioner Connie…

14 US states that employ the death penalty will in future have difficulty buying a Danish drug used in lethal injections. Danish pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck has bowed to sustained pressure from human rights…

Police in Holland have released the Danish parents known as the ‘nomad couple’ who are wanted in this country. The 28-year-old mother and 38-year-old father absconded to Holland a month ago after the…

Wind-energy giant Vestas has concluded a framework 2000 megawatt agreement with one of the world’s biggest sustainable energy companies, the French EDF Energies Nouvelles. The French company has committed itself to buy Vestas…

The stock market reacted positively yesterday after it became apparent that Greece looks like avoiding bankruptcy. Copenhagen stock exchange’s trendsetting C20 index closed 1.70% up as virtually all blue-chip Danish shares rose. Lundbeck…