Former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen’s closest advisor offered to leak confidential details about Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s personal tax details to tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet when she was leader of the opposition. In a…

Ekstra Bladet has defended its decision to breach the enshrined rule of journalism – always protect your source – by claiming it has no wish to participate in a cover-up of an abuse…

MP and former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has applied for a leave of absence from parliament. Just hours after tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet revealed that his closest advisor had tried to leak…

The Ministry of Taxation is to ask the police to investigate allegations that former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsens closest advisor offered to provide tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet with confidential details concerning Helle…

Denmark should do everything within its power to rescue the euro, according to the main opposition party, the Liberals. In a new policy paper ahead of the upcoming EU Presidency, the party challenges…

‘Unfree and unfair’ – A Danish election observer’s characterisation of Sunday’s parliamentary election in Russia. According to Maria Mellander, head of mission for SILBA (Support Initiative for Liberty and Democracy), who monitored polling…

Denmark is increasing the pressure on the Bahrain authorities in the case of the Danish-Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja who’s been jailed for life after demonstrating against the regime. Minister of Foreign…

Politics/Economy The ‘Taxgate’ affair heightened, Friday, when Minister of Taxation announced an independent commission to investigate alleged political involvement in Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s personal tax affairs. After a series of disastrous opinion…

The government has announced an independent commission to investigate the Tax Ministry’s handling of, and former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen’s possible personal involvement in, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s personal tax affairs. At…

Defence Minister, Nick Hækkerup, intends to save billions of kroner through cuts to the military budget. And is prepared for a political fight with the military’s leadership. This is the central message of…