After spending most of last week denying that she had reneged on election campaign promises, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has now claimed that the Social Democrats only made two definite promises – to…

The government wants to disband private hospitals. Signalling a return to 100% socialised medicine, new Health Minister Astrid Krag says in an interview with Dagens Medicin that her dream is a fair and…

Copenhagen is being plagued by a wave of street crime. The number of muggings has doubled over the past year, with I-phones being the no.1 attraction for thieves. There were 97 street robberies…

Copenhagen Stock exchanges’ trend-setting C20 index of top-selling shares doesn’t always provide a true reflection of the health of the stock market. A new report by Nasdaq OMX reveals that the ‘blue-chip’ index…

Although the new government is still enjoying a honeymoon period, its teething troubles have created a mini backlash amongst voters. A new Megafon opinion poll shows that a number of voters have crossed…

The new government has no definite plans to launch an investigation into whether CIA rendition flights passed through Danish airspace. Although the Social Democrats (S), Socialist People’s Party (SPP) and Social Liberals all…

Ten years after the war in Afghanistan started, Danish troops in the warzone have expressed concern that if they are withdrawn by 2014, as the government intends, they could leave behind a country…

Denmark’s new Defence Minister Nick Hækkerup claims to have ‘complete confidence’ in NATO’s ability to protect the civilian population in Libya. In response to reports that NATO bombing raids are providing air support…

A proposal that would stop electricians, plumbers, joiners, and other tradesman from accepting cash has been dismissed as ‘disgraceful’ by right-leaning think-tank Cepos. The ‘so-called ‘wise men’ of the Economic Council have proposed…

Denmark’s biggest slaughterhouse, Danish Crown has fired 250 workers, while another 250 who were brought in over the summer as holiday relief won’t be offered more work. A spokesman quoted on the company’s…