Denmark has dropped a place on Transparency Internationals’ Global Corruption Index. From being the country with the least corruption last year, alongside New Zealand, Denmark shares second-place with Finland in the new 2011…

Retail sales in Denmark remained unchanged from September to October, but were 3.6% down on the corresponding month last year. Apparel sales have dropped by 8.9% compared to 2010, food and household items…

The Electoral Commission’s recommendation to give 16-year-olds the right to vote would provide a parliamentary boost for the left just now, but, according to election experts, things could change very quickly – in…

The Liberals have distanced themselves from moves to give kids under 18 the right to vote. The government has reacted positively to a recommendation from the Electoral Commission that would allow 16/17 year-olds…

The mess surrounding the investigation into Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s and her husband, Steven Kinnock’s tax affairs shows no sign of abating after it was revealed that Tax Ministry provided eight journalists with the…

Foreign Minister and Socialist People’s Party leader Villy Søvndal has hit back at the conservative press and politicians in the ongoing debate about poverty in Denmark. In an uncompromising attack, Søvndal accused them of ‘having…

The Liberals will try to derail the governments energy bill that contains provisions for extra energy duties of DKK5.6bn. Party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said last night that the Coalition is going to…

A Major in the Danish Army, charged with neglect of duty for killing a civilian in Afghanistan, was a highly experienced combat soldier according to his defence lawyer, Torben Koch, who said the…

Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal and his French counterpart, Alain Juppe, have agreed to support attempts to unite the opposition forces in Syria. ‘The situation in Syria is going from bad to worse. We…

The voting age should be lowered to 16, according to the Electoral Commission which will present its findings today. The proposal has the support of a political majority, consisting of the three government…