Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen’s announcement his week that she’s dropping the traditional alliance with the centrist Social Liberals (R) is the biggest sign yet that strict immigration policy has become mainstream politics in…

The aptly named ‘Rainbow Square’ in Copenhagen formed the background for Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s presentation yesterday of the government’s 42-point plan against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender…

The Danish authorities conducted more than 20 million searches in the EU crime-fighting database Schengen Information System (SIS 11) last year, a 300% rise on 2015. The vast SIS 11 database is used by police…

Denmark is hosting the two-day Nordic-African Foreign Ministers meeting that got underway in Copenhagen, Wednesday. The agenda includes topics such as free trade and globalization, peace and security, opportunities for increased trade and…

The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) is, for the first time ever, ready and willing to become a government partner. In his Constitution Day speech, Tuesday, party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl confirmed his previous…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed opposition leader Mette Frederiksen’s threat to form  a minority, Social Democrat-only government as nothing more than ‘politicking with no substance’. In his Constitution Day speech he…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen revealed yesterday that discussions are underway at EU-level for a new Common European Asylum System. In his Constitution Day speech the PM said he had held talks with…

A leading migration experts has questioned Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s motive for revealing that Denmark is involved in advanced negotiations to send failed asylum seekers to repatriation centres outside the EU. Elizabeth…

Prime Minister has criticised young people for spending too much time on social media, even though he’s an eager user of Twitter and Facebook himself. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet reports how the PM…

Self-proclaimed ‘freedom fighter’ Tommy Mørck is the first Danish national to be sentenced under a 2016 law that makes it illegal to travel to combat zones in Syria. Aarhus District Court ruled the…