Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s husband, Stephen Kinnock is launching his own political career. Mr Kinnock, who as MD of business advisory company Xyntéo in London is rarely seen in Denmark, has his sights set on becoming…

Debt-ridden farmers have been given a Christmas present from the government in the form of an annual DKK3bn investment in the agricultural sector. Business & Growth Minister Henrik Sass Larsen said the aim…

The Danish banking sector is ranked high on The European Banking Authority’s (EBA) latest EU-wide transparency exercise, aimed at ‘promoting greater understanding of capital positions and exposures of EU banks, thus contributing to market…

The Foreign Ministry’s official English-language magazine, Focus Denmark, aimed at providing information on the country with an emphasis on business and investment, has undergone a makeover with new content and new design. From…

POLITICA/ECONOMIA El cambio de gabinete gubernamental fue más extenso de lo esperado.  El ahora ex-Ministro de Justicia, Morten Bødskov (Socialdemócrata), fue removido de su cargo, cuando el Partido Alianza Roji-Verde (Enghedslisten), le retiró…

Denmark has played a far greater role in the USA’s illegal surveillance than previously assumed and much more than neighbouring countries, according to Glenn Greenwald, the American journalist and commentator who first reported…

Freedom of expression in Denmark is ‘definitely’ under threat from Muslims and Islamists, according to Pia Kjærsgaard. After a new Wilke poll for Jyllands Posten showing that the electorate is divided on the…

The proposed EU-USA free trade agreement could provide US lawmakers with influence on Danish laws. According to a new EU Commission report, the main hurdles to trade lie ‘behind the border’ in regulations, non-tariff barriers…

Danish economists are in disagreement as to whether Denmark could ‘learn a lot’ from Sweden, as suggested by Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager. Sweden has enjoyed GDP growth of 12 per cent since 2009,…

Former finance minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen is becoming entangled in the property assessment scandal which led to thousands of homeowners paying too much property tax for years. According to documents obtained by Berlingske…