The government is under increasing pressure to grant asylum to all the Afghan interpreters who’ve worked for the Danish forces in Afghanistan. In an open letter to Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Defence…

Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest financial institution, will no longer invest, or offer shares to investors, in companies that produce nuclear weapons. The announcement comes after TV2 revealed that the bank’s investment portfolio includes…

Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal has acknowledged that Denmark’s policy towards Israel has changed, leading to increased criticism of West Bank settlements and more encouragement for the Palestinians. In an interview with…

245,000 voters have deserted the Social Democrats since the 2011 election, an average of 400 every single day. Despite a 2.3 percentage points advance since last month a new Rambøll poll for Jyllands…

The government and Red/Green Alliance have reached agreement on the fifth interim unemployment benefits bill. After the government, under pressure from the left wing and trade unions, backed down last week from its…

The government’s agreement with the far-left Red/Green Alliance on a new rescue package for the unemployed is also a desperate attempt to resuscitate a long-suffering government, according to Berlingske commentator Thomas Larsen who…

A third of all Danish development aid to Afghanistan is being lost to corruption and general incompetence, a Danish military leader has warned. Afghanistan is the biggest recipient of Danish aid, DKK520m annually,…

Danish exports of medicine, health technology and pharmaceutical equipment to Brazil increased by 27.2 per cent in 2012 and the positive trend looks like continuing this year. Trade Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr will…

Design, bike lanes and excellent working conditions are among the things that make Denmark one of the world’s most attractive places to live, according to American lifestyle and entertainment website Buzzfeed, but the…

Christiansborg,  home to the Danish parliament, is awash with rumours that the leaders of the three coalition partners are planning a cabinet-re-shuffle in an effort to recharge the government and re-win lost voters….