Benny Englebrecht, the Social Democrats’ spokesman for Business, will become the new tax minister. He is the fifth tax minister in Helle Throning Schmidt’s government, taking over Morten Østergaard  in a government reshuffle…

The appointment of Benny Englebrecht to replace Morten Østergaard as Tax Minister marks the eighth time the ministry has changed hands since 2010 and the fifth time the role has shifted in Helle…

NATO will assemble a “readiness force” in response to Russia’s actions over Ukraine, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told a news conference in Brussels. Monday. The former Danish prime minster said the details would…

In a military initiative developed by the British, Danish soldiers will form part of a British-led special taskforce. It will be made up of soldiers from seven different NATO countries who share operational…

Denmark has contributed the second-highest number of ‘holy warriors’ to the civil war in Syria, in terms of population, according to a study by the British Economist of where western fighters in Syria…

Denmark currently has 27 immigrant-only free schools and the number of pupils is constantly rising. The latest figures show that seven new schools have opened over the past seven years as the number…

A Danish container ship has rescued 352 boat people in the Mediterranean. According to shipping news site, the Maritime Executive, the Evelyn Maersk was approached by one of the Mediterranean’s rescue coordination centres, Sunday evening,…

Helle Thorning Schmidt’s government faces a reshuffle after it was announced at the EU summit on the weekend that Danish Finance and Interior Minister, Margrethe Vestager, was nominated as the Danish candidate for…

  Taxation Minister Morten Østergaard confirmed at a press conference yesterday that he will succeed his fellow party member Margrethe Vestager in government. Vestager is stepping down as Finance and Interior Minister in…

With Margrethe Vestager’s exit to Brussels and the appointment of Taxation Minister Morten Østergaard to her post as Finance and Interior Minister, Thorning Schmidt will need to appoint a new Taxation Minister. Over…