Iran is aiming to pump as much oil out of the ground as possible after the lifting of sanctions. In an exclusive interview with Politiken, Mohammed Nasseri, spokesman for the National Oil Company…

Crown Princess Mary and Foreign Minister Karsten Jensen have postponed their upcoming official trip to Burkina Faso after the terror attack there last weekend. The purpose of the visit, scheduled for January 24th…

The refugee crisis is by far the most pressing political issue in Denmark today. In a new Gallup survey for Berlingske more than half of the electorate agree that ‘immigration poses a serious…

The Social Democrats have suggested a lockdown of the EU’s external borders and the building of regional, semi-permanent asylum camps in countries close to where refugees are fleeing from. A new ‘working model’…

The Council of Europe Commission for Human Rights has expressed its ‘deep concern’ at the government’s proposed changes to Danish immigration laws that make it harder for migrants to stay in Denmark. The…

Austria is to close its border with Slovenia to refugees heading for Scandinavia. Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner told state broadcaster ORF that if a refugee states he or she is heading for Denmark…

A Danish court has jailed a 24-year-old man until Feb. 9 in a case believed to be linked to the 15-year-old girl who was remanded in custody for four weeks by Holbaek District Court…

Business leaders believe the lifting of sanctions on Iran will give the struggling Danish export sector a much-needed boost. After ratification of the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of…

The percentage of wind power as part of Denmark’s overall electricity consumption is now the highest in the world – 42 per cent compared to 39.1 per cent last year, according to new…

Minister for Foreign Affairs  Kristian Jensen has urged Burkina Faso not to let terrorism ‘shatter its democratic principles’. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:  The Minister said in a statement: “Denmark condemns in the…