The tax authorities’ deals with speculators who scammed the Danish state out of billions of kroner in the share dividend scandal could be unlawful, a leading tax specialist said yesterday. Under the terms of…

Consumer confidence continues to fall signalling the risk of a slowdown in the Danish economy, according to economists. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index fell for the third straight…

Nordea goes negative /  Pension boss becomes climate leader / National Bank warns pension industry…… Nordea is the latest bank to impose negative interest rates. From February 1st Nordea’s private customers will be…

The increasing superpower rivalry has made strengthening the NATO alliance a top priority, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday after Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas, put forward a proposal to establish a group…

A Syrian doctor whose wife was denied family reunification has won the right to appeal to the Grand Chamber of the International Human Rights Court (IHCR) in Strasbourg. Mosalam Albaroudi arrived in Denmark…

The government and its support parties have reached agreement on the controversial Sjælsmark Transit Centre for failed asylum seekers. TV2 and Politiken report this morning that families who’ve refused to leave Denmark will…

The government is preparing to rush through legislation that will allow the authorities to strip Danish citizens of their passport for at least three years if the police or Danish Intelligence (PET) suspect…

European Council President-elect Charles Michel arrives in Copenhagen tomorrow for talks with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. In a Ministry of State press release, the PM said there were many pan-European issues to discuss with the…

Danes are drinking less but continue to consume far more beer and wine than their Nordic neighbours. A new study by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) shows alcohol consumption per…

For the second year in a row Denmark has been ranked the world’s second-most talented nation. In the IMD World Talent Ranking 2019, the top of the table is still led by European small…