An increasing number of Danish companies are in foreign hands. 3,400 companies, representing an estimated value of DKK781bn, are today owned by foreigners, an increase of 55 per cent over the past decade….

Denmark’s record on fighting corporate bribery of foreign officials is extremely poor, according to a new OECD report showing that just 1 in 13 cases under investigation has led to sanctions against the…

Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon comes out top in Gallup’s annual credibility ratings, followed by Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager and Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal at no.3. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is ranked no.7, lower…

Half a million school kids will stay home today as the teachers’ lockout becomes a reality. 60,000 public school teachers have been given official notice by their employer, The National Association of Local…

Confidential text messages obtained by Jyllands Posten indicate that Danish Intelligence (PET) was more involved in the murder of al-Qaeda leader Abu Basir than previously believed. The messages, sent between former PET double…

78 per cent of voters in a new Rambøll poll say that unemployed benefits recipients should be forced to work for their handouts. Support for the government’s proposal that those claiming welfare should…

Denmark is heading for its biggest and most ambitious infrastructure renewal project for decades. DKK340bn of public money is to be spent over the next ten years to renovate and build roads, bridges…

Denmark could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of a free-trade agreement between the EU and Japan, not just in traditionally strong Danish sectors such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals, but also green energy….

Leather furniture made in Brazil and sold in Denmark has been linked to slave labour. According to ethical watchdog Danwatch, which investigates and documents the consequences of the global activities of corporations, 50…

Development Minister Christian Friis Bach has warned the Ugandan authorities to clamp down on the violence and attacks against Danish coffee farms involved in a land dispute. According to Berlingske News, Uganda’s Land…