The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has urged ex-prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to adopt the party’s EU-critical line at this week’s Brussels summit. As it appears unlikely that Lars Løkke Rasmussen will have formed…

Will the Danish People’s enthusiastic support for British Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for a renegotiation of EU migration rules have any significance for the UK? The British Independent writes:  The right-wing populist…

Denmark has the right to tighten its border control without contravening the Schengen agreement, according to an EU expert, but erecting automated barriers and checking all passports, as demanded by the DPP, would…

Ex-Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen was nominated as the new Social Democrat leader by the party’s executive committee, Saturday. Outgoing leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt told the party faithful she was ‘incredibly proud’ of where the…

The Social Democrat Yildiz Akdogan became the only Kurdish member to win a seat in the Danish parliament after Thursday’s election in which six other Danes with Kurdish roots were on the ballot….

A rather brief weekly summary this week – most of the pre-election speculation was made redundant by polling day. Politics/Economy The ‘blue’ centre-right bloc regained power in Thursday’s general election, by a narrow…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt stepped down as Social Democrat leader early this morning after the centre-right opposition seized power in an election that ultimately wasn’t as close as polls had forecasted. The ‘blue…

After all the votes were counted late last night, Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he would try to form a government even though his party suffered a disastrous election, losing 12 seats….

“Tomorrow I will go to the Queen and tell her that the government is stepping down. Now it is up to Lars Lokke Rasmussen to try to form a government,” Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is acclaimed the real election winner in all newspaper editorials this morning, with much speculation as to how the party will utilise its position as the biggest party…