With the general election fast approaching the Danish People’s Party (DPP) continues to shed voters at an alarming rate. According to the latest Megafon poll for DR News, the populist party, which has…

Opposition parties have criticised Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen for failing to name China’s human rights violations when he addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva  last week. The Chinese Communist Party…

64-year-old Britta Nielsen, already suspected of embezzling DKK111m from the Danish social authorities, has probably stolen at least DKK10m more, Minister for Social Affairs Mai Mercado said at a press conference, Friday . Ms Mercado, who…

A leading Liberal Party (V) MP has suggested that Denmark should only accept Christian refugees. In a new autobiography published last week, Marcus Knuth called for a ‘refugee filter’ and only accept those…

Children who live in poverty are most likely to be members of an ethnic minority family. A new report by the Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Interior shows that 56% of the…

The government is sending 70 troops and two transport helicopters to the Sahel Region in West Africa in support of the French-led Operation Barkhane in Mali. The move was welcomed by France’s Ministry…

Denmark is one of only six countries in the world that has a perfect score on gender equality. The World Bank’s recently published Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform,…

As reported Friday the economy grew by 1.2% last year and 0.7 % in the final three months of the year. The latest Statistics Denmark figures also show how the labour market started 2019…

Politics/Economy: A new Epinion poll for DR news showed the opposition has increased its lead over the government alliance – the Social Democrat-led ‘red’ bloc of parties are on course to win the…

The number of long-term welfare claimants has risen considerably even though the overall group of people on social benefits continues to fall. A new report by the Ministry of Labour shows the number…