The Red/Green Alliance has accused the government and pro-EU parties of misleading the electorate in the countdown to the December 3rd justice opt-out referendum. Pernille Skipper, in line to take over as titular…

The Social Democrats have backed the government’s efforts to crack down on ‘benefit tourism’. After Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen agreed with his British counterpart David Cameron last week to “try and share…

The majority of Polish nationals who’ve emigrated to Denmark intend to remain here. A new business/trade union survey shows two out of three hope to stay permanantly. According to Statistics Denmark, 35,588 Poles…

Politics/Economy After a specially convened summit attended by representatives of the private sector, trade unions, local government, and various trade organisations, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen praised companies for agreeing to set up…

Some of Denmark’s leading companies have agreed to set up job training schemes specifically for refugees. After yesterday’s refugee summit, attended by representatives of the private sector, trade unions, local government, and various…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has criticised the government for holding a meeting with business leaders about how to integrate refugees into Danish society. In a heated TV debate last night, DPP spokeswoman…

Defence Minister Carl Holst has rejected armed forces criticism that his personal problems are overshadowing the challenges facing the army, navy, and air force. After a meeting of parliament’s foreign policy committee yesterday,…

Despite the massive coverage of the refugee chaos by the media, the number of asylum seekers has declined this year. The latest Immigrations Service figures show that just under 7,000 had applied for…

Two top Tax Authority (SKAT) officials have been fired and more could follow today when Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen presents a plan of action that, according to reports, will include ‘organisational  changes with…

The Kirk Kristiansen family, owners of toy giant LEGO, are again ranked no.1 on Berlingske Business Magazine’s annual list of the 100 richest Danes with an estimated wealth of DKK122.7bn (€17bn), adding DKK25.1bn…