Denmark has urged all countries throughout the world to sign the UN’s Torture Convention (see below) but critics claim that the Danish government fails to live up to the terms of the Convention…

Denmark, Chile, Ghana, Indonesia and Morocco have joined together to launch a global initiative “Convention against Torture Initiative” for the universal ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture. From the Ministry…

Former finance minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen (Lib) has dismissed criticism of Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s controversial comments about EU migrant workers who claim Danish child benefits from the ‘first hour they work in…

An opposition proposal to transform the much-discussed child benefit into a tax allowance has already been dismissed by the government. The Liberals and Conservatives claim that giving parents a higher deductible would mean…

As the rumours about Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s EU ambitions persist, Mette Frederiksen has emerged as the favourite to succeed her. An analysis of the situation by Berlingske commentator Thomas Larsen: Frederiksen in, Corydon out…

An extra DKK22bn could be spent on boosting welfare ahead of 2020 if public expenditure doesn’t rise by more than 0.6 per cent annually, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon said last night. He told…

A new report blows a hole in the accepted view that Denmark spends far more money on hospitals and the health sector than comparative countries. The study, commissioned by Danish Regional Authorities (Danske Regioner),…

Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard summoned all parties to a hastily convened meeting of parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee at 06.45 this morning to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine. According to DR News, no…

DI, The Confederation of Danish Industries, has warned that multi-billion annual exports to Russia, ‘one of Denmark’s most important trading partners’, are already suffering as the financial markets punish Moscow for its aggression….

The conflict in Crimea was reflected by a downslide on the Danish stock market, Monday, as the trend-setting C20 index closed 2.7 per cent down, the biggest single-day drop for over a year….