Denmark is ready to support an EU agreement to the digital tax controversy should a global deal fail, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told an EU conference in Copenhagen, Tuesday. “A year ago, the…

The government’s parliamentary allies have called for an independent commission to conduct a full-scale review of the past 20 years’ anti-terror legislation, with a view to rolling back some of the hard-line restrictions…

Government slaps tax on all carrier bags….Denmark’s new fighter jets go into production….Arla builds new innovation centre… Single-use carrier bags will cost a minimum of 4 kroner ($0.60) next year after a parliamentary…

At a Copenhagen ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Monday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen again warned of the rise of anti-Semitism in this country. In a speech at…

The government’s ally, the Social Liberals (Radikale) and the opposition Liberals (V) have joined together to demand changes to the government’s ‘unambitious’ EU policy, which they dismiss as too ‘negative’ and ‘restrictive’. At…

The number of refugees applying for asylum in this country has dropped to the lowest level for 11 years, the latest Immigration Ministry figures show. 2,716 people sought asylum in Denmark last year,…

Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup is hoping a landmark Copenhagen District Court ruling can be used to outlaw more criminal street gangs. After the court confirmed an injunction to disband the Loyal Til Familia…

Denmark’s consumer confidence rose for the second straight month in January. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index increased to 4.5 in January from 2.5 in December. The index measuring…

Retail sales surprisingly dipped in December, normally shoppers’ biggest month,  after rising in November. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show retail sales fell 0.5 percent month-on-month in December, after a 0.1 percent rise…

Banks’ year-end results, set to be published over the next few weeks, will reveal the damage caused by long-term negative interest rates according to the sector’s watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA). The…