Accusations that the government leans more towards the right than left are ‘totally misguided’ says Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. As the government continues to try to stitch together a political majority for its…

Nobody was injured when an inmate of Copenhagen Central Jail took a fellow prisoner hostage, Monday. The hostage-taker, reportedly linked to a Copenhagen gang, and armed with a home-made weapon, gave himself up…

In the opening debate at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, Monday, Danish EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard warned that if MEP’s vote no, Tuesday, to tightening European trade with CO2 quotas, the system…

China’s economic upswing isn’t threatened, according to Jyske Bank senior economist Peter Skøttegaard Øerenig, even though the country’s economic growth unexpectedly lost momentum in the first quarter as gains in factory output and…

After just nine months in the job, Dag Gunnar Andresen has quit as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of wind turbine giant Vestas, citing ‘personal reasons’. The change around at the top come as…

Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk has announced plans to open new, expanded U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, USA. Some 1,100 to 1,200 employees will be making the move from the company’s current offices…

Politics / Economy The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) signalled further division within the centre-left coalition by distancing itself from government policy. Leader Anette Vilhelmsen wrote in the party’s annual report that the government’s…

POLITICA/ECONOMIA El Partido Socialista Popular (SF), señaló las divisiones que existen en la coalición gubernamental de centro-izquierda distanciándose de las políticas del gobierno. La Presidenta del partido, Annette Vilhelmsen, escribió en el informe…

As the teacher lockout enters its third week, KL (The National Association of Local Authorities in Denmark) believes it’s only a matter of time before the Danish Union of Teachers (DTU) backs down…

Two weeks into the lockout and there’s still very little prospect of the government intervening, TV2’s top  policical analyst Henrik Qvortrup said yesterday. He claimed that sources close to the government had told…