After three years of economic stagnation the Danish economy is showing signs of recovery – but there’s still a long way to go. The EU Commission’s ‘Winter Outlook’, published in Strasbourg yesterday, suggests…

After a new survey showing that 70 per cent of the electorate believe illegal substances such as hashish, pot, skunk, or cannabis should be made available to patients suffering from debilitating illnesses such…

Denmark will soon have another specially-built mosque, this time in Haderslev where the local town council has now green-lighted a project it previously rejected. Local politicians had initially refused planning permission due to…

Maersk containers washed up on UK beach / Massive profits for Copenhagen Airport Maersk: After the worst single incident involving a loss of containers from a Maersk Line vessel last week, one of…

Should EU citizens who come to this country to work be granted the right to child benefits from day one? That was the question that dominated parliament, Monday, as politicians spent all day…

Denmark will redirect development aid away from the Ugandan government after President Museveni signed a controversial bill outlawing homosexuality in his country, Monday. Development Aid Minister Mogens Jensen said its time to send…

7 out of 10 people in this country believe ‘medical marijuana’ – whether it be hashish, pot, skunk, or cannabis – should be made legal even though it has never been officially approved…

Young Ukranians turned their backs on Ukraine’s Ambassador to Denmark, Mykhajlo Skuratovskij, during a remembrance service outside the embassy, Monday afternoon, for those killed during the violent disturbances in Kiev. Ahead of the…

A new law passed earlier this month that banned the religious slaughter of animals without using an anaesthetic – ‘pre-stunning’ – has created a stir abroad. In Israel, politicians have urged the government to…

Two security guards found dead aboard the Maersk Alabama last week had suffered respiratory failure caused by a possible heroin overdose, the British Daily Mail reported last night. According to Seychelles police sources, a…