All construction workers and tradesmen will in future be required to carry ID cards when working on building projects, as the government continues to clamp down on social dumping. After nearly 12 months…

Conservative leader Lars Barfoed has called for a 20% cut in social benefits to couples claiming welfare to provide a greater incentive to look for work. He said there are numerous examples where…

The European Commission could lift its import ban on herring from the Faroe Islands within months after reaching a deal to protect fish stocks in the Atlantic, it said on Wednesday. From Reuters:…

Denmark’s EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard cautioned against celebrating reports that China is prepared to cap its soaring greenhouse gas emissions and the USA is making moves to cut emissions in the power…

Novo to hire 6,000/Thorco to expand fleet Novo: Danish diabetes giant, Novo Nordisk, expects to hire 6,000 new employees in Denmark by 2022 – if it can find the skilled manpower needed. A…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Denmark is definitely making economic progress and has emerged from years of financial instability ‘without any significant cracks in our solidarity-based community’ during parliament’s closing debate, Tuesday, as…

Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen defended his party’s call for zero public sector growth and tax cuts for low earners during a heated closing debate in parliament yesterday. He said even though the…

One in two voters (49%) name Helle Thorning-Schmidt as their preferred choice for prime minister in a new Megafon survey for Politiken, her highest popularity rating for nearly three years, with just 31%…

Denmark’s EU opt-outs are a barrier to Danish influence in Europe, according to the Social Liberals who’ve repeated the call for a new EU referendum. Policy spokesman for the coalition partner, Christian Friis…

Danish politicians and ministry civil servants have been accused of trying to be ‘holier than the Pope’ by rushing to implement new EU legislation that often puts Danish companies at a disadvantage compared…