A top Danish diplomat has been given a reprimand for abuse of public funding. The Auditor General (Rigsrevisionen) found that ‘troubleshooter’ ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen, personally appointed by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen after the 2015…

Upcoming budget negotiations could be an early litmus test of the viability of a possible Liberal/Danish People’s Party coalition after the next election. According to leading political analyst and former Conservative leader, Hans…

Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has warned that the EU and Great Britain are running out of time and there’s a 50-50 chance of Britain dropping out without a formal agreement in place. He…

‘New Danes’ should be legally required to accept a handshake from a dignitary when receiving their diploma at a citizenship ceremony, according to the Social Democrats, Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Conservatives. When…

The EU Commission has approved three Danish renewable energy schemes, worth a total €144m ($164m), as part of the country’s aim to loosen its dependence on fossil fuels by 2050. The Commission concluded…

Despite being dismissed as a failed socialist society by Fox News tourists are flocking to Denmark. And with hotel occupancy rates already around 80 percent, the hotel industry is planning to increase supply…

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, has announced plans to ‘de-merger’ its offshore drilling operation from next year as it moves towards a complete exit from the energy industry and becomes a…

Novo Nordisk in $800m deal / Record-low pork exports /  Exports to China falling rapidly Novo Nordisk, the world’s top insulin maker, has acquired a British firm that is pioneering a new technology…

Politics/Economy Finance Minister Kristian Jensen said the ruling Liberals no longer have plans to reduce income tax, just two weeks after announcing they have also dropped their goal of zero public sector growth…

The brewing U.S–Turkey trade war could have long-term repercussions for Denmark’s biggest ever military purchase. Analysts have warned that the DKK 16bn ($2.5bn) purchase  of 27 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets from…