Business and Growth Minister Brian Mikkelsen has labelled the Petya computer virus a form of ‘economic terrorism’ after it brought a number of companies and organisations, including Danish shipping giant Maersk,  to a…

Controversy over a proposal to fund social housing is causing a rift in at least two of the governing parties. The proposal, by Housing Minister Ole Birk Olesen, would provide state loans for…

A ‘poll of polls’ by political news site Altinget shows the Social Democrats have been slowly losing support since January but the centre-left alliance remains on course to regain power. The poll,  a…

Conservative Party members are beginning to voice concern over the party’s position on the ‘child bride’ scandal. The controversy hinges on whether Integration Minister Inger Støjberg was warned that her directive to split…

Education Minister Søren Pind is championing a new report from his ministry, which compares the potential employment prospects for graduates, as a road map for improvement in the education sector. The report compares…

Departing Italian Ambassador Stefano Queirolo Palmas has characterised Italy’s relationship with Denmark as ‘productive, but at times difficult.’ In an interview with financial daily Børsen, Mr. Palmas, who is returning to Rome after…

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg won’t support the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) call for a ban on the foreign funding of mosques in this country. After a meeting yesterday concerning foreign gifts to faith societies in this…

Danmark’s Radio (DR) has defended its decision to celebrate the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, by throwing an EID party funded by licence payers. The Danish People’s Party has accused the…

The Social Democrats have signalled another turnaround from previous policy by calling for all migrants and refugees to be turned back and sent to EU-funded camps in Africa where they can apply for…

Shipping and oil giant A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) was hit by a hacker attack that caused widespread disruption across Europe, Tuesday. Denmark’s biggest company, which handles one out of seven containers shipped globally, announced…