Although Social Democrat leadership has officially kept out of the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leadership race, Politiken claims that leading spokespersons have informally briefed current favourite Anette Vilhelmssen about what she can expect…

Danish children’s organisations have condemned the Taliban attack that wounded a 14-year-old schoolgirl and urged the government to do the same. Yousafza, who has campaigned for girls’ education in the north of Pakistan,…

A new Danish defence report strongly criticises NATO’s air war in Libya last year, previously characterised as a highly successful mission. The controversial report by Air Tactical Command Denmark, obtained by Politiken, claims…

Danish combat missions abroad, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, will be limited to eighteen months in the future, according to proposals for a new defence bill which also includes provisions for DKK2.5bn in…

A Ukrainian captain who was arrested after his ship nearly ran aground off the coast of Helsingør, Tuesday, was drunk at the time. The 80-metre long Maltese cargo ship was on its way…

The Liberal Alliance (LA) has urged the government to drop plans to tax Danes stationed abroad. After a brief budget meeting with Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon, Wednesday morning, LA leader Anders Samuelsen said…

Backed by DKK103m of funding, Social Affairs Minister Karen Hækkerup has launched a drug rehabilitation programme aimed at reducing the recidivism rate for drug addicts. An average of five junkies die every week…

The Maersk Line, the world’s biggest shipping company, has stopped calling at Iranian ports as a result of sanctions against the country, claiming it wasn’t prepared to risk the reputational damage associated with…

2.1m passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in September, a new record. The year to date figure shows that passenger traffic has risen by 3.1 per cent, mainly due to international and transit traffic….

As budget negotiations got underway, Tuesday, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon declined to say whether he would prefer an agreement to the left with the Red/Green Alliance, or to the right with the Liberals,…