The government is determined to carry on with negotiations surrounding its 2025 long-term economic plan despite threats of an election and a vote of no-confidence, Berlingske’s political site, Politico reports. The tense relationship…

Ahead of today’s state opening of parliament, speaker of the house, Pia Kjærsgaard, has created controversy by hanging a traditional, 3-metre-tall Danish flag (Dannebrog) behind the speaker’s rostrum. Parliament’s ombudsman, Christian Juhl of…

An increasing number of Syrian refugees have enquired about the possibility of being granted financial support to return home. The repatriation scheme offers refugees DKK130,000 if they voluntarily leave the country and, according…

Minister for Education Ellen Trane Nørby has proposed that unless immigrant parents agree for their children to be enrolled in a language programme they will have their child benefits cut. There is currently…

British politicians have called for a ban on the import of Danish pigs, in response to a report by the Guardian newspaper they could be infected with the multi-resistant MRSA bacteria. Tests by…

Record car sales / Companies hit by hack attack / Congo cement investment Car sales: New cars are being sold in record numbers. Sales reached an all-time monthly high in September and nearly…

Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen is better qualfied to lead the country than Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, according to voters. Amidst speculation about the possibility of a snap election if the government fails…

Politics/Economy The New Conservatives, who now have the 20,000 verified voter signatures needed to be put on the ballot at the next general election, would win 4.3% of the vote if an election…

Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has admitted he ‘promised too much’ when he said last year he would push for a ‘yes’ in any future referendum on Denmark’s future participation in…

Despite the ongoing political debate, the overall tax burden in this country continues to rise and will hit 47.6% of GDP this year, costing the average family around DKK18,000, new Danish Chamber of…