The publication of opposition leader Helle Thorning Schmidt’s personal tax affairs in the midst of an election campaign was ‘pure chance’ according to BT’s editor in chief Olav Skanning Andersen, who strongly denied…

Opposing politicians buried the battle axe,Thursday, to join forces against the extreme Islamist organisation, Hizb ut Tahrir, who have urged Muslims to boycott next week’s election. The Liberals’ Defence Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech…

Over 30 embassies were represented at 7.59’s Election Briefing, Wednesday, in the impressive surroundings of the ‘original’ Copenhagen University. The concise introduction to the intricacies of electoral system was well received – Mr…

Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s campaign to become Prime Minister could be de-railed by a potentially devastating tax scandal. Tabloid daily BT reveals today that even though the Social Democrat leader unlawfully claimed an unauthorised tax…

The opposition appears to have stopped its downward slide. The latest Epinion poll gives the ‘red’ bloc 52.1% and 91 seats against the government alliance’s 47.9% /81 seats, just one day after a…

Danish Intelligence (PET) has for a number of years cooperated closely with the deposed Gaddaffi regime that Denmark has now helped to overthrow, according to Politiken. Top-secret letters and documents taken from the…

The Danish family of six held captive by Somali pirates since February have been released and are on their way home to Denmark. According to reports, the pirates received USD3m from private sources….

Health Minister Bertel Haarder’s claim that a Social Democrat proposal to impose a 10 kroner tax on a packet of cigarettes would have no benefit for the state has been dismissed as ‘ridiculous’…

The business sector has become even more pessimistic about the prospects for Denmark. A Berlingske Research survey of 218 top executives reveals concern that sales, profits and employment will suffer for the rest…

Denmark has moved one place up the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual competitiveness report, to no.8, overtaking Japan. Switzerland retains the top spot, while Singapore is no.2 and Sweden no.3. According to WEF,…