Parliament approved a proposal yesterday that public-school teachers can decide for themselves whether or not to teach the classic canon of Danish history, culture and literature, which has been mandatory since 2005. The…

Denmark has helped to put a ‘bestial and immoral’ regime into power in Libya, according to the Danish People’s Party’s foreign affairs spokesman Søren Espersen. The town of Tawergha has become a ghost…

Statistics Denmark’s latest manufacturing barometer reveals slight signs of optimism. Industrial sector expectations have risen from six in January to nine right now, the highest level since May. Senior Danske Bank economist Steen…

Proposed legislation that would allow widows to procreate with their dead husbands has been challenged by the Danish Council of Ethics (DCE) (Etisk Råd). The government wants to provide all women with the…

Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal has ruled out the possibility of EU military intervention in Syria. After a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels, Monday, Mr Søvndal said European fighter jets…

The previous government has been accused of ‘milking’ national rail carrier DSB of DKK5.7bn between 2002 and 2010 to fund tax relief and extra funding for the elderly. Recent customer surveys have revealed…

The government will release its plans to reform incapacity pensions and state funded part-time ‘flexi-jobs’, today, aimed at getting thousands of people under the age of 40 off the welfare rolls. The government…

Despite a self-imposed tax-freeze, the previous Lib/Con coalition imposed 287 new taxes and duties during its ten years in power – around 2.4 every single month – according to Minister of Taxation Thor…

Brewing giant Carlsberg has announced that at least 40 per cent of directors must be women, starting in 2015. Chairman Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen said, “Board members should always be chosen for their overall skills,…

Tax Minister Thor Möger Pedersen (Socialist People’s Party) has decided not to enforce an extra tax on foreign publications printed outside the EU, after American magazine National Geographic warned about the possible repercussions….