The Liberals (V) are demanding a crackdown on foreign criminals awaiting deportation. In response to the growing number of foreign nationals incarcerated in Danish prisons, the party’s justice spokesperson, Karsten Lauritzen, said the…

Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s unwillingness to sign a joint Nordic declaration against Israel has provoked a storm of criticism. Fellow Social Democratic leaders in the Nordic region – Sweden’s Stefan Löfven, Finland’s Antti Rinne, Norway’s…

Helle Thorning-Schmidt has been accused of ’disregarding Nordic values’ by failing to sign a declaration condemning Israel’s attack on Gaza. After the Prime Minister refused to add her name to the list of…

Russia will definitely be hard hit by the latest round of economic sanctions imposed by 28 EU ambassadors, the chair of parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Mette Gjerskov (S) said yesterday. She said Russia…

A drop in savings suggests that Danish consumers are ready to start spending again. A new report by mortgage lender Nykredit shows that private customers’ collective deposits fell by more than DKK10bn in…

Leading economists are confident that many of those who are unemployed today will have found work within six months. 32 out of 39 members of Ritzau’s ’Economic Panel’ – around 82% – believe…

The new major VSA – Vessel Sharing Agreements – collaboration between the two largest container carriers in the world, Maersk Line and MSC, could in theory start operating in the major Chinese container…

Legal experts criticize Defence Minister’s decision to keep silent when invoking a controversial “war rules” to justify surveillance. Defence Minister Nicolai Wammen (S) recently confirmed that he will continue the government’s policy of…

Four out of five Danes want differentiated taxes on fruits and vegetables. Experts aren’t convinced that this will lead to better choices. A survey conducted by Norstat on behalf of the Danish Council…

African Swine Fever (ASF) has hit its first large-scale EU farm in Lithuania, which is owned by Danish pig product company Idavang. The virus has already had a detrimental effect on Danish pork…