Leading economists agree that there’s potential for a major upswing in the Danish economy, but are unsure if, and when, it will happen. Although both companies and households are maintaining record high savings…

Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that a generation of young people could be lost unless the social entitlements system is drastically modified. After publishing the government proposals for benefits reform, Monday, which…

A powerful trade union boss has dismissed the government’s benefits reform proposals as ‘shameful’. Dennis Kristensen, head of the FOA union for social, health, and day care workers, said the proposed cuts would…

The government’s proposed benefits reform is the final ‘nail in the coffin’ for Socialist People’s Party activists who are now putting together a petition to get the party out of government. A number…

Trade union boss Harald Børsting has surprisingly distanced himself from his labour market counterparts and the political left by publicly backing the government’s plans to reduce corporation tax and public sector expenditure. In…

Leading analyst Thomas Larsen said by quickly following Monday’s benefits reform with a stimulus package for the business sector (today) financed by cuts in entitlements, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, alongside Economy Minister Margrethe…

The government’s proposal to reduce corporation (business) tax from 25 to 22 per cent has reportedly created division amongst Social Democrat leadership. According to Jyllands-Posten, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her faithful ally,…

The Red/Green Alliance, the government’s guarantor of a parliamentary majority, has called on voters to publicly demonstrate against the coalition’s ‘anti-social’ policy. The far-left party’s popular spokesperson, Johanne Schmidt Nielsen, said on Facebook,…

Furniture giant IKEA was forced to stop selling meatballs at its food outlets in stores throughout Denmark yesterday after it was revealed they were made from meat supplied by a Swedish distributor implicated…

The government will cut social benefits for certain claimants and force those who are fit and able to work for their handouts. Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen said upcoming reform will be based on…