Leading economists have questioned successive governments’ practice of publishing weaker economic indicators during the summer period prior to Autumn budget negotiations, which then mysteriously improve ahead of a general election. A review of…

The much-criticised Tax Administration (SKAT) has been hit with a potential new scandal. The National Audit Office (Rigsrevisionen) has launched an investigation into why VAT refunds rose to more than DKK200m last year,…

East Europeans are leading the way in the Danish labour market. Seven out of ten vacant jobs over the past three years have been taken a by a foreign worker, predominantly Polish or…

Retail sales up/DONG wins US deal/Energinet confirms Baltic pipeline interest Retail sales: Retail sales grew for the first time in six months in April, Statistics Denmark showed Friday. Sales increased 1 percent on…

Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party blamed current national tensions, conflicts and frustrations on the many Muslims living in Denmark and called for a drastic reduction in the number of refugees granted asylum status….

Boeing claims that Denmarks fighter-jet commission overestimated the cost of their planes in their selection process to replace the country’s current aircraft. This comes in response to the government’s choice to opt for Boeing’s competitor, Lockheed Martin’s…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has again called for a reduction in the number of Muslims in this country. In a parliamentary debate,Thursday, Martin Henriksen, the party’s spokesperson on immigration and integration ,…

,Hard times in the agricultural sector may spread to financial institutions. Unprecedented competition has driven down the price for dairy products, which has brought many farms to the brink of bankruptcy. This has…

President of the 70th United Nations General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft has lashed out at the government for the recent change in green energy policy and various other issues. The former Social Democrat leader, appointed…

Danish soldiers lodged 13 formal complaints regarding the physical abuse of prisoners handed over to Iraqi security forces in 2004 but they were ignored by the Ministry of Defence. Documents obtained by news…