Politics/Economy In the big political story of the week, Lars Barfoed voluntarily stepped down as Conservative Party leader and was replaced by Mayor of Viborg Søren Pape Nielsen, an unknown figure in national…

Political watchers compared the change around in Conservative Party leadership to when a Premier League team changes trainer mid-season – it may provide a  short-term buzz but the party shouldn’t expect lost voters…

New Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen dismissed claims yesterday that he’s assumed command of a sinking ship. In his first interview since taking over from Lars Barfoed, he told Ritzau that the level…

Grundfos, Bestseller, and Arla believe stricter immigration rules will discriminate against foreigners who want to work in Denmark. These major Danish companies have publicly expressed their opposition to the stringent immigration policy reform…

EU parliament member Jens Rohde (V) opposes Inger Støjberg’s call for tightened immigration rules for specific countries. In the lead-up to the Liberal party’s summer meeting, Liberal spokesperson, Inger Støjberg’s suggestion of ​​imposing…

The Russian embargo on food imports from the EU, in response to sanctions over Ukraine, could seriously damage the Danish food industry. Denmark’s food exports to Russia totalled DKK4.3bn last year, including DKK3.5bn…

More small companies are sending their goods to countries like the US and China, with some relying almost exclusively on exports. Statistics by the Trade Council show a big increase in the Chinese…

Despite criticism, former Commander General Hans-Christian Mathiesen called the mission in Afghanistan a success. The eight-year operation in Helmand was called a “senseless military fiasco” by British Intelligence officer Mike Martin and Danish…

SAS sustains passenger numbers /  TDC grabs 20,000 new customers /  Novo Nordisk announces profit – launches new insulin drug SAS: Scandinavian Airlines System’s (SAS) passenger figures for July were, generally, as predicted…

Lars Barfoed has surprisingly quit as leader of the Conservative Party. According to news sources it was Mr Barfoed’s own decision to step down and he has already lined up his successor, Mayor…