French President Emmanuel Macron received widespread praise from European leaders for his speech, Tuesday, in which he outlined his vision for the future of the EU, but the response in this country was muted….

Ambitious climate targets need to be backed by action not words, opposition leader Mette Frederiksen said yesterday in a sideswipe at Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen who last week co-launched the P4G  –…

Muslim women who wear the burka or niqab should be banned from receiving state handouts, according to the Social Democrats’ sitting member of parliament’s labour committee, Mattias Tesfaye, who told tabloid daily BT that…

Denmark is a lowly 12th on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018, which ranks countries by how well they can sustain productivity and inclusive economic growth. Business Minister Brian Mikkelsen (K) said it’s disappointing…

Queen Margrethe will meet tribal chief Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli during her official visit to Ghana in November, the Ghana News Agency reports. Tove Degnbol, Danish Ambassador to Ghana, said the…

The EU Commission is expected to put forward a new bill tomorrow (Wednesday) that will allow countries to control their own borders, a key Danish issue. Denmark’s current exemption from the Schengen agreement…

Danish troops in Iraq have been involved in direct combat for the first time this year. In a briefing to Parliament’s Defence Committee, Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen reported how a vehicle filled…

Thousands of Azerbaijani citizens took to the streets over the weekend to protest against the money laundering activities of President Ilham Aliyev, who allegedly funnelled millions of dollars through Danske Bank. Most of…

The ruling Liberals’ immigration spokesman Markus Knuth created a stir, Monday, by claiming he was looking forward to a ‘better balance’ in the German parliament following the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) surprising…

The government is accused of concealing the real cost of its bid to bring the EMA (European Medicines Agency) to Denmark. New documents obtained by Politiken show the government has set aside DKK1.7bn…