If it was up to the general public, better welfare would top the agenda of next year’s budget. In a new Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten, 38.6% of the electorate express hope for a…

The Liberals have dismissed Brazilian criticism of their proposal to restrict immigration from under-developed countries by claiming that there will always be countries disappointed that they aren’t on the ‘preferred partners’ list. In response…

Brazilian criticism of the Liberals’ proposed immigration policy is more evidence that it’s poorly researched and insufficiently thought out, the ruling Social Democrats integration spokesperson said yesterday. Mette Reismann said she sympathised with…

The government is refusing to grant the Red/Green Alliance any concessions in the motion that will be put before parliament tomorrow (Wednesday) sanctioning Denmark’s contribution of a transport plane to Iraq. The far-left…

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has urged Denmark to take in more refugees. She told Politiken that a historic number of people have been displaced and Denmark, alongside other EU countries, should be…

Denmark, alongside Sweden, Norway, Germany, and the UK, is to build a new refugee camp in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region to house refugees fleeing from the jihadist Islamic State (IS). The initial equipment will be…

A Russian jet will be stationed in Denmark this week performing aerial surveillance flights over the country, part of the Open Skies treaty that provides the 34 co-signees with the right to fly…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt allegedly became involved in a slanging match with trade union leaders at the Social Democrats’ summer meet in Helsingør last week. Weekendavisen claims that union bosses fiercely disputed the…

In the midst of the ever-present debate about unemployment benefits, new figures show that welfare reform has caused the number of young benefits recipients to fall by 10% over the past year. 48,000…

The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has urged the government to increase aid funding to Iraq by helping to finance possibly two refugee camps in the war-torn country. The party’s aid spokesperson, Trine Mach,…