US news magazine, Newsweek, has joined in the international praise for ‘Cool Copenhagen’. Under the headline ‘ 10 Travel Highlights of the Danish Capital’ the magazine calls Copenhagen a ‘world class city’ and…

Monday’s disturbances in the Vollsmose social housing district has put immigration and integration back on the political agenda, which could create even more problems for Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her coalition partners…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has refused to offer any guarantees to thousands of long-term unemployed who will lose their right to unemployment benefits next year due to legislation passed by the previous government….

The government has despatched three cabinet ministers to Odense to get a better picture of what led to Monday night’s unrest, which culminated with a group of 60-70 immigrant youths ‘invading’ Odense hospital….

Odense Town Hall has warned troublemakers from Vollsmose that they’ll lose their social benefits if it’s proved they were involved in the invasion of Odense hospital, Monday. Social and Labour Market Administrator Pete…

229,000 people are now out of work in this country, leading to widespread concern amongst economists. 9,000 more joined the jobless queue in the year’s second quarter, a sign, according to economists, that…

The struggling construction sector remains pessimistic, despite the government’s attempt to kick-start the economy by bringing forward infrastructure investment projects, releasing retirement funds, and the availability of record-low interest rates. The Danish Construction…

Wind-energy giant Vestas has announced further job cuts of 1,400, which means that 3,700 employees will leave the company in 2012 as management tries to reduce running costs by DKK1.8bn (€250m) by the…

By 2050, Denmark will have the highest retirement age of all 34 countries in the western world, a new OECD report shows. At the same time, Denmark is amongst those countries where the…

The Danish expedition that set sail three weeks ago to find conclusive evidence that will enable Denmark to lay claim to a vast, 150,000 square kilometre area north of Greenland, also claimed by…