The government and Red/Green Alliance are still unable to find agreement on next year’s budget. The coalition is desperate to make a deal with its guarantor of a parliamentary majority, as happened in…

Many local councils in the Copenhagen region are suffering the same social problems normally attributed to regions of Jutland marked by deprivation; widespread unemployment, a high percentage of welfare recipients, poor education levels…

Crown Princess Mary, presently accompanying her husband on a trip to Australia to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Danish-designed Sydney Opera house, provides a ‘major boost’ for Danish companies hoping to trade…

Denmark is hoping that successful Danish businessmen living in the UK can encourage British companies to invest in this country. The Danish Embassy in London has set up set up a New Advisory…

Danish companies have warned that the lack of skilled manpower will increase over the next few years. As the economy slowly recovers companies are already experiencing problems recruiting the employees they need to…

Denmark is fully supportive of the strong EU criticism of alleged US spying on Germany and France. Led by German chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, leaders at the EU summit…

Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s credibility with voters has hit an all-time low. In the wake of the travel expenditure scandal and his ‘2,000 kroner shoes’ gaffe, a new Epinion survey for DR…

For around 11,000 low-paid workers it’s become more financially attractive to work than live off social benefits or unemployment insurance, according to the Finance Ministry. The Ministry estimated last year that 14,250 people…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has accepted an invitation to forge closer links to the HK trade union, one of Denmark’s biggest with 367,000 members. At HK’s annual congress, Thursday, union leader Kim Simonsen…

Greenland has taken the first step to becoming one of the world’s major exporters of uranium after its self-rule government voted to annul the zero tolerance policy that has made uranium extraction illegal…