The majority of Danes are no longer concerned about the threat of terrorism. Terror expert Lars Erslev Andersen of the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) said the media has played a significant…

A Danish OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) observer detained in the Ukraine is no closer to being released, the Danish Foreign Ministry reported yesterday. The Ministry said it was in…

Danish-Design to Protect Manhattan/More jobs lost in finance sector/ More passengers fly SAS/Maersk expansion Design: The Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has won a competition to design a system to secure Lower Manhattan…

Helle Thorning-Scjmidt is still being touted as a serious candidate for President of the EU Commission by commentators abroad, despite her constant rebuttals. Although the Social Democrat leader appeared to be a ‘lame-duck’…

A new Gallup poll shows the Social Democrats have regained their position as Denmark’s biggest party, the first time since the 2011 election – however, despite Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s problems and the Liberals’…

Deputy Liberal leader Kristian Jensen is confident he could beat Lars Løkke Rasmussen in a leadership battle. Mr Jensen, who came to Mr Rasmussen’s rescue last week when it appeared the much-criticised former…

The government has initiated informal discussions with the European Commission concerning the possibility of a special agreement that would prevent Denmark from being sidelined from cross-EU police cooperation, Europol. After EU members agreed…

Nearly nine out of ten Danes claim they are happy to pay tax. Despite the constant political discussion about tax relief, 88 per cent of the electorate say in a new Gallup survey…

Public-owned companies have a duty to ensure that all employees are paid wages in accordance with Danish labour agreements, Finance Minster Bjarne Corydon said yesterday in response to revelations that state owned mail…

Denmark’s National Bank has declined to follow the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest interest rate cut. The Danish central bank used to shadow rate movements by the ECB but has changed rates independently…