Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal has called for a strong UN reaction after the Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria in response to the rising bloodshed in the country. Mr…

The opposition has again strengthened its lead over the government. A new Megafon poll gives the centre-right 53.7 per cent of the vote, against 46.3 per cent for the government coalition and Red…

Tax relief isn’t a ‘deal breaker’ for the Liberals. Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has distanced himself from opposition allies, the Conservatives and Liberal Alliance (LA), by stating that his own party won’t…

Education alone isn’t enough to get young people off social benefits and into the labour market, claims the right-leaning think-tank Cepos. After Minister for Employment Mette Frederiksens stated recently that all young welfare…

The latest OECD figures show that Copenhageners’ lungs are exposed to a greater barrage of deadly sooty particles than residents of big cities such as Rome, Barcelona, and the ‘motorists’ mekka’ of Los…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has accused Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of devaluating her own native language by addressing the European parliament ‘in a foreign tongue’ – English. The Prime Minister received widespread…

The Social Liberals are determined to open up Denmark’s borders to skilled immigrants. The junior coalition partner has laid out a raft of proposals that will hopefully entice well-educated foreigners, including lowering the…

ROJ TV is back on the airwaves. The Kurdish station, found guilty of promoting terrorism by Copenhagen District Court earlier this month, has signed a deal with the Greek satellite company Intelsat after…

In a move to create more openness, Minister for Development Aid Christian Friis Bach (R) has announced plans to close down the Styrelsen for International Udviklingssamarbejde (the Board of Danida – the administration…

Groceries and other household items aren’t are more expensive in Denmark than in neighbouring countries just because of high duties, fees, and VAT, as claimed by the retail industry – it’s mainly because…