A bigger-than-expected jump in exports in October resulted in the largest monthly trade surplus for three and a half years, new Statistics Denmark figures show. Exports increased by 2.6% in October while imports dropped…

Migration towards the big cities from rural areas, population growth, and a dramatic increase in the number of elderly will create the need for at least 360,000 new housing units in Denmark by…

Chinese IT and telecom giant Huawei has won a DKK4bn ($716m) to operate Denmark’s biggest mobile network for TDC, despite being deemed  a security risk two and a half years ago. Under the…

Nykredit, one of Denmark’s biggest mortgage lenders, is to slash 300 jobs as part of its ‘2015 Plan’ to cut running costs by DKK500m. According to the 2015 Plan: “It’s natural for Nykredit,…

POLITICA/ECONOMIA La división entre el gobierno y el  partido Alianza Roji-Verde (Enhedslisten), garante de la mayoría parlamentaria gubernamental, continúa  en aumento  después de que el partido rechazara  el presupuesto nacional para el 2014….

The Liberals have made a strong comeback in the latest Gallup poll for Berlingske. The leading opposition party is now at 27.5%, nearly 3 percentage points up on November when the party was…

Under-fire Justice Minister Morten Bødskov has dismissed allegations that he deliberately misled parliament. In an op-ed piece in Berlingske, Sunday, the minister writes that ex- Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard’s claim that…

Another cabinet minister in hot water, Social Minister Anette Vilhelmsen, has been contradicted by her own civil servants. Ms Vilhelmsen claimed last week that the Huset Zorning voters rights’ organisation had never received…

The number of foreign nationals being granted permanent residency in this country is the highest for years. 4,342 immigrants have been granted residency so far this year due, according to the immigration authorities,…

The right-leaning think-tank CEPOS has suggested a DKK 107,00 annual cap on social benefits, aligning itself with a similar proposal launched by Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen at his party’s conference in October….