The Social Democrats have sounded the alarm about ‘ghetto high schools’ after it was revealed that 80% of students at the Høje Taastrup College of Further Education, north of Copenhagen, are from an…

The long-awaited Atea public sector corruption trial got underway in Glostrup District Court, Tuesday, in which 8 people face charges of bribery and embezzlement totaling DKK1.2m. Four ex-bosses of Atea, the leading supplier of…

Dong’s black to green transformation / Danish energy companies set to invest in Iran / Denmark tops innovation rankings Partially state-owned DONG Energy has confirmed it’s halfway through a 10-year transformation journey from a reliance…

The three government coalition parties have come out in support of legislation to ban the burka but the Danish People’s Party wants more. After putting together a majority for its upcoming bill that…

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg will draft new legislation aimed at tightening the rules for deportation after a Copenhagen court yesterday declined to throw out a notorious gang leader who isn’t a Danish citizen….

The Danish People’s Party’s deputy leader, Søren Espersen, has offered his ‘unequivocal support’ to the Conservatives’ Naser Khader who’s become embroiled in a war of words with two prominent immigrant social workers. Afghanistan-born…

The government laid out 22 new measures, Monday, aimed at making Denmark a ‘mecca’ for the new, sharing economy. Business Minister Brian Mikkelsen said he has an ambition to make the new business…

Fierce criticism of the previous government’s sell off of part of Dong Energy to Goldman Sachs three years ago was ‘unwarranted’ and ‘hysterical’, prime minister at the time, Helle Thorning Schmidt, claims in a…

Denmark’s balance of payments surplus declined slightly in August from a month ago. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark, released Monday, showed the seasonally adjusted trade surplus fell to DKK 6.0 billion in…

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are spearheading a trade delegation to Japan this week alongside four cabinet ministers and business leaders. During their four-day visit they will enjoy a luncheon with…