A new PET (Danish Intelligence) report sheds new light on the Henrik Sass Larsen security check affair. Mr Sass Larsen was denied a top cabinet posting last year when the new government was…

Health Minister Astrid Krag’s dream of a fully socialised health sector without private hospitals isn’t shared by voters. In a new Norstat poll for right-leaning think-tank CEPOS, 66 per cent say they want…

The Red/Green Alliance in Copenhagen has financially supported a violent, left-wing militant group. After the local party’s annual report for 2011-2012 revealed that the Anti-Fascist Faction’s (AFA) trip to a demonstration against Nazism…

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has given around DKK1m in contributions to the US election campaign, to both opponents and supporters of health reform. A review of Novo’s political donations shows that the…

The Danish pension system is the best in the world, according to the 2012 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index. In a study that examines superannuation systems in 18 countries and represents more than…

Ex-Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader Villy Søvndal is confident about continuing as Minister of Foreign Affairs, even though his successor, Anette Wilhelmsen has pointedly refrained from offering any job guarantee. Ahead of Monday’s…

Tax Minister Thor Möger Pedersen (SPP) tops the ‘hit list’ of ministers who voters believe should be replaced, according to a new Megafon poll for Politiken. 41 per cent of respondents say Mr…

The unemployment benefits debate is going to be the first major hurdle for newly-elected Socialist People’s Party leader Anette Vilhelmsen. Highly-placed party members who supported her candidacy have urged the new leader to…

Politics / Economy Left-wing candidate Anette Vilhelmsen won the race to become the new Socialist People’s Party leader with a convincing victory over Health Minister Astrid Krag. Business Minister Ole Sohn, facing the…

POLITICA/ECONOMIA Anette Whilhemsen es la nueva líder del partido Socialista Popular (SF). Whilhelmsen, que representa la parte de tendencia izquierdista del partido, obtuvo una contundente victoria ante su oponente la Ministra de Salud,…