Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen postponed planned tax reform negotiations until after summer, claiming the refugee crisis has made it necessary to come up with a new, 10-year economic plan before discussing…

The Danish People’s Party has suggested that women should be allowed to legally arm themselves with pepper sprays to defend themselves against sexual attacks and harassment when they’re out at night. The party’s…

A 15-year-old girl suspected of planning an act of terror was remanded in custody for four weeks by Holbaek District Court (north-west of Copenhagen) yesterday, which also ruled she should be held in…

Justice Minister Søren Pind has agreed to meet with Copenhagen City Council to discuss the possibility of banning undemocratic organisations such as Hizb-ut Tahrir from renting city-owned property. The Council, which came under…

Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen has urged the government to listen to local mayors’ plea for emergency funding to cope with the influx of refugees to their district. She accused the government of neglecting…

Although Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has refused to renegotiate refugee funding with local authorities until summer, he has acknowledged that the government may need to revise its budget targets to cover the…

Despite widespread condemnation of the Danish government’s proposal to force refugees to hand over their valuables in order to pay for their accommodation while applying for asylum, Switzerland has introduced similar legislation. Refugees…

In an interview with US new network CNN, the ruling Liberals’ policy spokesman, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, repeats Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s claim that the proposal to allow the police to confiscate refugees’ valuables…

Two Danish men have been charged with human trafficking on the Greek island of Lesbos and placed in custody until appearing before a judge. Left-wing daily Information reports that the two were co-founders…

Helle Thorning-Schmidt is quitting Danish politics to become head of the global charity Save the Children. The former prime minister, 49, led the Danish Social Democratic Party for 10 years but stepped down…