Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has been accused of cosmetically enhancing the government’s job projection figures for next year. In her opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, the PM stated that the government’s policy would…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has refused to exclude the possibility of a new kick-start for the Danish economy, even though critics claim the last one has completely failed. In a TV debate, Tuesday…

The number of businesses going bust has fallen slightly, new figures from data and information services group Experian show. 421 companies filed for bankruptcy in September compared to 443 in the same month…

Poverty levels have doubled in Denmark’s biggest social housing projects, often characterised as ‘ghettoes’. A new report by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (AE) shows that between 2002 and 2010 the…

Soon to be ex-Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader Villy Søvndal has for the first time spoken out in the leadership campaign to replace him. Without officially endorsing either candidate he wrote on his…

Before he was dismissed in February, Vestas’ former chief financial officer Henrik Norremark allegedly authorised two deals in India without informing the board or CEO Ditlev Engel, costing the wind energy giant anywhere…

The National Bank’s currency reserves fell by DKK0.9 bn in September, marginally reducing holdings to DKK 513.5 bn. In a statement the Bank said the reduction reflects a net purchase of foreign exchange…

Better education possibilities and more jobs are needed to prevent the welfare state from crumbling, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt warned in a speech to mark the official opening of parliament, Tuesday. She stressed…

The Danish Embassy in Pakistan has asked a local newspaper, The News, to refute a claim made by a government politician that the Koran will be burned in a public ceremony in Denmark…

A quick street poll revealed that nine out of ten adults are more than willing to light a cigarette for small children. When grass roots organisation You, Me, Family sent three young girls…