The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DE) has warned that companies could be tempted to move abroad if it becomes even more difficult for them to attract highly-skilled workers from abroad. The Danish People’s…

While Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen argue about who’s best at keeping asylum seekers out of Denmark, the immigration authorities project that 24,000 refugees will need to be…

Denmark has failed to live up to recommendations laid out by The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) three years ago. In 2012 the Commission urged Denmark to carry out wide reaching…

A bus company in Aarhus, Denmark’s second city, is currently carrying a pro-Palestine political ad urging people to boycott products from Israeli settlements. Just weeks after Movia, the state-run Copenhagen bus authority, became…

Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has asked Denmark and 14 other member countries to provide information about their tax ruling practice and what agreements they have with multinational companies. After issuing two…

98% of people in Denmark feel secure in their city, town or village, the highest level in the EU, a new Eurobarometer survey shows. Anders Hedem head of research at TrygFonden, a Danish…

Opposition calls for less control of banks/Maersk container subsidiary posts big losses/DFDS snaps up France-UK ferry link Banks: Opposition parties will reduce the amount of red tape they claim is strangling the banking…

With just 12 days to go the opinion polls continue to project a virtual dead heat at next week’s election. The latest Wilke poll for Jyllands Posten shows the two opposing blocs are…

7.59 Danish News Today, in conjunction with the University Post, has the pleasure of inviting ambassadors, or their representatives, to our traditional election briefing at the University of Copenhagen. When: Monday 15th of June at…

Political leaders have again urged Islamists who encourage Muslims not to vote in next week’s election to get out of Denmark. After spokesman for the ‘Call to Islam’ organisation, Abu Ubaydillah, proclaimed in…