Politics/Economy At the Social Democrats’ annual summer gathering, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said the over-riding mission of the government during its first two years in power has been to get the economy back…

Minister for Business & Growth Henrik Sass Larsen has promised ‘thousands of new jobs’. The newly appointed minister lays out his ambitious employment plans in an interview with Berlingske in which he pinpoints…

Henrik Sass-Larsen is a popular figure amongst voters. After originally being excluded from the cabinet due to alleged links to criminal bikers in his Køge constituency, the new Business Minister has been welcomed…

The cabinet re-shuffle, rescue package for benefits recipients, signs of an economic turnaround, and the halal-debate haven’t stopped the government’s downward slide in the polls. The latest Megafon poll for Politiken gives the…

The Supreme Court has ruled that a local residents’ association has the right to evict two families from their homes, signalling the culmination of a four-year legal dispute. The two families were threatened…

Pubs and cafes throughout Denmark are running short of beer and soft drinks due to a strike at Carlsberg. Production at the Frederica brewery ground to a halt on August 14th when 131…

The number of homeless living on the street or in shelters has risen dramatically. A new report by the National Research Centre for Welfare show that 5,820 people are now homeless in this…

Nearly half of the electorate believes a packet of cigarettes should cost considerably more. In response to a new report by the National Institute of Public Health showing the number of smokers would…

Danish brewing giant Carlsberg is one of a number of top breweries under investigation for allegedly fixing beer prices in Germany for nearly two decades and may face a multi-million euro fine. From…

Denmark’s national debt continues to rise and has now passed the DKK500bn mark, new National Bank figures show. Sydbank economist Peter Bojsen Jakobsen said the pre-crisis days of negative debt have possibly gone…