For the fourth consecutive year, the number of students admitted to institutes of higher learning has risen – to 60,537 students, a 6 per cent increase over 2011. Women once again make up…

The alternative ‘yellow’ trade unions should be guaranteed representation in the Labour Court and serve on various commissions and legislative committees, declared the Liberals’ vice chairperson Kristian Jensen. He believes that both the…

Ahead of negotiations on next year’s budget, Red/Green Alliance has indentified a new source of revenue for the state: private foundations. The far-left party’s fiscal-policy spokesperson Frank Aaen said, “When these foundations basically…

Rising costs in the healthcare sector have prompted a majority in parliament to demand greater control over what consumers get for their money. In connection with the autumn’s budget negotiations, the Red/Green Alliance…

A battle against high costs in the pension industry has begun. The chairman of the government’s employment committee, Lennart Damsbo-Andersen (Social Democrats), believes that private pension funds are too expensive: “Our assessment is…

Trade and Investment Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr (Socialist People’s Party) is determined to create an ‘industrial canon’ to go along with the Danish musical canon, literary canon and history canon. “We need to…

With Danish youth well known for their excessive drinking habits, the government is considering raising taxes on alcohol. According to the Danish Consumer Price Index, prices have risen by only 29 per cent…

After the summer holidays, parliament will debate how to establish concrete goals to improve the iconic ‘Danish happiness’. Politicians have felt an international trend, whereby happiness has shifted from being an elusive concept…

Experts believe that Team Denmark could have its strongest showing ever at this Olympics, with 9 medals – possibly even 10 – well within reach. Team director Michael Andersen is trying not to…

Mattias Tesfaye, vice chairman of the Socialist People’s Party, had strong words for the Liberals and Radicals, saying, “I understand that they want to restrict employees’ right to strike. That would be the…