There’s no last-minute Christmas gift for Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in a new opinion poll by Epinion that indicates a heavy defeat for the Lib/Con coalition a the next election, with the…

The so-called toxic waste cargo ship from Australia has been halted indefinitely. Minister of Environment Karen Ellemann and her Australian counterpart Tony Burke have reached agreement to stop the ship scheduled to transport…

Companies could soon be allowed to give employees a tax-free bonus. Minister of Taxation Troels Lund Poulsen has cross-party backing for a new proposal to ease the rules concerning fringe benefits so that…

If you’re a resident of Denmark you’re paying more for your goods and services than anyone else in the EU. New figures reveal that Denmark is the most expensive country in Europe with…

The High Court has rejected an appeal from Danish arms smuggler Niels Holck for an extradition order against him to be dismissed. Mr Holck, who is wanted in India to face charges of…

A.P. Møller-Mærsk (APM) has embarked on a New Year oil offensive by investing DKK14bn (USD2.4bn) in a Brazilian project. The company’s massive investment in the Brazilian SK do Brasil Ltda will provide Mærsk…

The Danish Embassy in Rome has stopped all incoming post after two nearby embassies were hit by parcel bombs yesterday. Italian police checked all foreign embassies in the Italian capital on Thursday after…

A bomb has exploded at the Swiss Embassy in Rome. According to initial reports from Bloomberg News, at least one person was seriously injured. For more see: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-23/swiss-embassy-in-rome-hit-by-package-bomb-seriously-injuring-one-person.html

Minister of Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen’s crisis policy has failed and sent 5,000 people into the unemployment queue, economists claim. The minister has proclaimed for the past two years that investment in public…

Cancer patients in the U.K. and Denmark are less likely to survive than those living in Australia, Canada, Sweden and Norway because of poorer early diagnosis. A new study by the recognised British…