Austria could provide the key to limiting child benefit for migrant EU workers, according to Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen. After Employment Minster Troels Lund Poulsen acknowledged last week that the government has…

The opposition remains on course for victory at the next election despite the internal division on the left following Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen’s threat to form a minority, Social Democrat-only government. The latest Voxmeter…

It looks like immigration will again be the main issue when the next election campaign gets underway. A new Gallup poll shows that even though the government has tightened legislation 89 times since…

Hundreds of thousands of east Europeans have found work in Denmark over the past decade but the tide has turned. Following the economic upturn in eastern Europe many migrant workers have returned home…

18 Iraqi torture victims are to receive DKK30,000 ($5,800) each following a landmark High Court ruling, Friday. A total of 23 Iraqi prisoners sued the Danish Defence Ministry with allegations they were handed…

Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt (V) has welcomed the EU’s 32% renewable energy target for 2030, agreed by negotiators late last week According to Eurostat figures Denmark is already well-placed in EU comparisons,…

Public confidence in Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has fallen in the wake of the money laundering scandal. The percentage of Danes who find the bank credible has fallen to 63 percent this year…

Politics/Economy In a major turnaround, deputy prime minister Kristian Jensen said the Danish People’s Party (DPP) would be welcomed into a ‘four clover’ centre-right coalition after the next election, but DPP leader Kristian…

Justice Minister Søren Pape has ordered the Tibet Commission to extend its investigation into potential police violations to cover all Chinese state visits since 1995. The Minister ordered the Commission to be re-opened last week…

Voters’ confidence in their elected officials has sunk to an all-time low. In a new Wilke poll for Avisen.dk, 65% of respondents said they have little trust in politicians, with just a minor…