It isn’t just child and unemployment benefits that EU citizens can take back to their own countries. A new Labour Ministry report shows that between 2008-12, around DKK400m in sickness benefits was paid…

The government has just 15 days to put together a majority for its proposal to bring Danish child allowance rules into line with EU legislation – or face a possible vote of no-confidence….

Voter support for the EU Patent Court continues to fall. A new A&B poll shows that just 47% of the electorate intend to vote yes in the May 25th referendum, down from 54%…

Development Minister Mogens Jensen will in future devote a larger share of development aid to help Danish companies establish themselves in emerging countries – particularly in Africa. During a visit to the West…

Denmark has destroyed its complete stockpile of cluster bombs that had been kept since the Cold War period. Foreign Minister Martin Lideggard said around 42,000 cluster munitions had been made inoperable, four years…

Danish shippers such as Maersk Line, Unifeeder, and DFDS are at particular risk of being hit by Russian sanctions, according to the Danish Shipowners’ Association whose members have a combined revenue in Russia…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt assured President Abdullah Gül yesterday that Turkey has Denmark’s ‘full support’ for its EU membership application but at the same time acknowledged there are still certain issues that need…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Turkey’s President Abdullah Gül have dismissed Russian claims that Sunday’s referendum in Crimea was legitimate. According to President Putin, the referendum was ‘in accordance with all democratic principles…

Denmark is ready to lead the way in making the EU less dependent upon energy imports from Russia. In reaction to the Crimea crisis, Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard will brief parliament’s Foreign Policy…

A number of Danish parties have called for an EU embargo on arms exports to Russia after President Putin formally laid claim to the Crimean peninsula, Tuesday. Ex-foreign minister Holger K. Nielsen said…