Top-ranking Danish People’s Party (DPP) politician, Peter Skaarup, has warned his party is preparing to launch a major political offensive in 2016. After stepping down as justice spokesman yesterday, to concentrate on his…

One on five of all men named Alaa (‘Allah’s servant’) in this country is a convicted criminal, new Copenhagen University research shows. Additionally, the top-10 male criminal forenames in the country for men…

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has dismissed National Police criticism of the government’s plans to confiscate migrants’ valuables to cover the cost of their stay. Head of the Police federation, Claus Oxfeldt, told DR…

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Former finance minister Bjarne Corydon has quit Danish politics to become the new global director for the McKinsey Centre for Government, which characterises itself as ‘a global hub for research, collaboration, and innovation…

Denmark once again has a military presence in the volatile Helmand province of Afghanistan where 38 Danish troops were killed, hundreds injured, and many more are still suffering from trauma after fighting the…

The Defence Ministry has again postponed the decision about which fighter jets will replace the Danish Air Force’s ageing fleet of F-16s. Defence Minister Peter Christensen (Lib) has informed parliament’s Defence Committee that…

Retail sales grew for a third straight month in November to reach the highest level in more than four-and-a-half years, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Tuesday. Retail sales rose 0.2 percent from October,…

The economy contracted more than initially estimated in the third quarter, revised report from Statistics Denmark showed Tuesday. Gross domestic product fell 0.4 percent sequentially, larger than a 0.1 percent fall estimated in…

Danes may have a reputation for being liberal and sexually open-minded but a photo exhibition of naked women aimed at promoting positive body image in Copenhagen has been shut down by police for…