Transparancy International’s (TI) latest Corruption Perceptions Index shows that Denmark and the other Scandinavian countries have the most robust, responsible institutions in Europe, but, according to TI, there’s still much room for improvement…

Copenhagen Police have estimated annual sales of cannabis in the ‘free state’ of Christiania to be around DKK1bn, in excess of 2004 levels when the police launched a crackdown and bulldozed stalls on…

New fertility treatment legislation provides prospective parents with the possibility of ‘designing’ their own baby. Although Danish Board of Health rules state that fertility doctors are only allowed to choose anonymous donors based…

A new Gallup poll showing that voter confidence in Helling Thorning Schmidt has fallen drastically is a political catastrophe for the Prime Minister, according to leading analyst Thomas Larsen in Berlingske, Monday. Voters…

The four men who allegedly planned to launch a violent attack on Jyllands-Posten, the publisher of the original Mohammed caricatures, were found guilty of terrorism by Glostrup District Court, Monday. Munir Awad, Omar…

It’s still uncertain whether Minister for Culture Uffe Elbæk will attend Denmark’s opening group match against Holland in the 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine, Saturday. The Danish government has consistently resisted calls…

Politics / Economy The government’s tax reform programme, published Tuesday, dominated the political week. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt claimed reform would solve many major challenges at a stroke by significantly reducing income tax,…

POLITICA/ECONOMIA La presentación del programa de la tan esperada reforma fiscal fue presentado por el gobierno el pasado martes, dominando los titulares de toda la semana. La Primer Ministro, Helle Thorning Schmidth, declaró…

Confidence in Helle Thorning-Schmidt continues to fall. A new Gallup survey shows that fewer than 30 per cent of voters believe she’s the best qualified to lead the country, while 50 per cent…

A new opinion poll provides some hope for the Social Democrats after Friday’s disastrous showing in the latest Gallup survey, which showed the party had sunk to a record low of 16.9 per…