Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen declined to elaborate on the functions of the government’s internal ‘green committee’ during a consultation with opposition parties, Friday. The minister had been summoned to appear by the Liberals…

Rasmus Paludan is in no doubt his Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party would have entered parliament at his year’s general election if it had had more time to prepare for the campaign. The…

Despite figures showing 1 in 5 Danes is overweight, Denmark has the lowest rate of obesity in the EU. A new OECD study, ‘The Heavy Burden of Obesity’, that analyses the burden of…

Denmark has granted permission for the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to pass through its exclusive economic zone but the ruling could be challenged by Ukraine, whose energy minister has warned the country’s authorities…

Politics/Economy: Less than two weeks after being founded by Liberal Alliance (LA) defectors Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille and Christina Egelund, the new, centre-right party, Forward, is floundering at just 0.1% in a new poll….

An 11-month old orphan from the al-Hol refugee camp in north east Syria has been brought home to Denmark, the first time that a child linked to the Islamic State has been repatriated….

Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen travelled to Berlin, Thursday to win German support for Denmark’s bid to cap the EU budget. Ahead of the trip he said Germany plays a key role in EU…

European Council President-elect Charles Michel arrives in Copenhagen this morning for a ’routine visit’ but with a definite mandate – to discourage Prime Minister Frederiksen efforts to reduce the EU’s long term budget. According to…

Danes’ support for major EU trade deals continues to grow. A new Eurobarometer survey shows 81% of respondents in this country agree that the EU is better at defending trade interests than if…

Germany intensified police checks along its border with Denmark last night. German federal police set up two control checkpoints at Kupfermühle/Kruså and Harrislee/Padborg.At least 20 police officers were seen patrolling the entry point…