Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who has determinedly promoted ‘green growth’ since assuming power last year, stressed the theme of ‘home-made growth’ during a speech at the Centre for European Policy Studies think-tank in…

Danish toy giant LEGO has again published blockbuster figures. Turnover grew by 17 per cent, to 18.7bn in 2011, pushing profits up to DKK 4.1bn, a massive turnaround for the Billund-based company which…

Unemployment fell slightly in January, by 900 people to 160,000, and now stands at 6 per cent after stabilising at 6.1 per cent the previous three months. Senior economist Frederik I. Pedersen of…

Greece isn’t named once in the invitation, nor the text, to the draft resolution of the ‘fiscal compact’ that EU leaders are expected to finalise in Brussels, Friday, a sign, according to Danish…

Minister of Development Aid Christian Friis Bach has come under fire for not doing enough to prevent the Ugandan government from introducing anti-homosexual legislation that violates international human rights conventions. His predecessor, Søren…

Minister for Trade & Investement Pia Olsen Dyhr travels to Turkey today to bang the drum for Danish exporters in a country that, despite the economic downturn in Europe, is enjoying a growth…

Only one in every 75 assaults on homosexuals in this country is reported to the police, according to Kenneth Engberg, hate crimes spokesman for the National Association of Homosexuals and Lesbians. Just 33…

Ole Pass, chairman of the Association of Social Leaders in Denmark, has endorsed the government’s proposal to reform early retirement and flexible working arrangements, but expressed concern as to why the health ministry…

Rikke Hvilshøj, former Minister of Integration in the Liberal–Conservative government, has been appointed as the political manager of the right-leaning think-tank CEPOS. According to director Martin Ågerup, Ms Hvilshøj’s role will be “to…

The ability to apply theoretical knowledge to a specific work project is important to businesses – and it is precisely this ability where Master’s graduates often fail. The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI)…