Small, often deprived, towns in the provinces are being forced to integrate far more refugees than the capital region, causing a backlash from local mayors. In terms of population, local districts have been…

The Danish wing of the German anti-Islam movement, PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West) is changing its name. 300 people attended the movement’s first demonstration in January after the Charlie…

The government will offer struggling farmers DKK852m (€100m) to invest in modern stables for cattle and pigs that will help both the environment and animal welfare. The money will be found in the…

A Swedish military plane tracked a small squadron of four Russian jets close to the tiny Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, early Tuesday morning. According to the Swedish Armed Forces’…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reshuffled Denmark’s diplomatic corps and appointed new ambassadors to the United States, Ghana and Croatia. The Ministry’s top foreign policy advisor, Lars Gert Lose, is the new…

On March 28th, Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince Couple of Denmark will meet for lunch with Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan at the Imperial Palace. From the Danish Foreign…

The ruling Social Democrats have dismissed accusations of racism aimed at their nationwide advertising campaign highlighting the government’s tough stance on immigration. The Vänsterparti, Sweden’s equivalent of the Red/Green Alliance, has launched a…

Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has accused the government of deceiving voters by postponing painful financial decisions until after this year’s election. In a lengthy interview with Berlingske, the former prime minister, who…

Although opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has promised not to cut child and housing benefits if he becomes prime minister again this year, he speculated about freezing both at the Liberals’ national congress…

Zindzi Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s youngest daughter, is finally set to become South Africa’s new ambassador to Denmark. Ms Mandela, who  was supposed to have arrived in Denmark in October last year after she…