Danish political history was made last night, according to Berlingske commentator Thomas Larsen who said Pia Kjærsgaard’s decision to step down signalled the end of 17 years at the head of a party…

In a warm editorial, Berlingske characterised Pia Kjærsgaard as a ‘political maverick’ who after 12 chaotic years as a member, and later head, of the Progress Party, managed to form a new party…

Political courage Former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen praised Pia Kjærsgaard’s ‘tireless and energetic’ spirit that had a ‘marked influence on Danish politics’. He said in his work as cabinet minister and later…

The Liberals and the Red/Green Alliance suffer the biggest voter losses in a new Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau, which also shows that the government has made slight inroads into the opposition’s…

International investigators praised disgraced Copenhagen University neuroscientist Milena Penkowa, who earlier this year was found guilty of a ‘serious breach of good scientific conduct’ by the Danish Committees on Scientific Misconduct (DCSD), but…

For the first time ever, Danish companies are close to having more employees abroad than in this country. Although there are no precise figures, Statistics Denmark has estimated the number of people employed…

The housing market is showing signs of stabilising after a turbulent four years. New July figures show that apartment prices rose while houses remained unchanged. Market analyst Birgit C. Daetz said there are…

Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske Bank, has posted pre-tax, half-yearly profits of DKK4.1bn, a 20 per cent increase on the same period last year. CEO Eivind Kolding called it the best result since the…

After implementing a hefty price-hike on its Asia-Europe route and across the Pacific, A.P. Moeller-Maersk’s container division, Maersk Line, has now increased rates on traffic between Europe and West and Central Asia, including…

Danish film-maker Mads Brügger, who’s wanted in Liberia where he made the controversial documentary ‘The Ambassador’, claimed yesterday that he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to the west-African country. Liberia’s president, Ellen…