48 per cent of the electorate see Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal as a liability for the government, according to a new Megafon poll for Politiken taken in the wake of widespread ridicule of…

For the first time, Minister for Climate and Energy Martin Lidegaard has put a figure on the expected costs of turning Denmark ‘green’, as projected in the government’s recently published energy manifesto, ‘Our…

Amid the financial troubles currently being experienced by many Danish businesses, at least two companies seem to be flourishing. Engineering group FLSmidth has signed a DKK750m deal with Cimpor Cimentos do Brasil to deliver equipment to…

The government is cracking down on retail price-fixing by making it easier to lift the burden of proof against companies that form cartels or otherwise illegally oppose free-market competition. The new policy comes after consumer…

With the ongoing economic crisis, it’s not surprising that wage increases this year tended to be lower than the rate of inflation, currently 2.8 percent. In 2011, a worker in a company with…

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a type of dark chocolate that may ultimately help consumers lose weight. Dr. Arne Astrup, a professor at the LIFE Faculty and head of the…

Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is suspected of covering up information about the maltreatment of prisoners in Iraq in 2004. The Social Democrats’ defence spokesman, Bjarne Lausten, claims the current NATO Secretary…

Political parties are already speculating about a possible impeachment trial against former Minister of Defence Søren Gade if it’s proved he wilfully withheld information about the maltreatment of prisoners in Iraq jails. The…

Former defence minister Søren Gade, at the centre of the Iraqi prisoners scandal, claimed last night that he’s been hung out to dry by the media. After calls yesterday for an impeachment trial,…

The government intends to tighten anti-smoking legislation so that cigarettes aren’t visible in shops and supermarkets. According to a new proposal by the three coalition parties, all cigarette packets in the future will…