Parliament’s two left-wing parties will next week table a motion urging the government to recognise Palestine as an independent state. After Sweden became the first European Union country to officially recognise the State…

The political opposition has slipped back in a new opinion poll, despite the fiery immigration debate that’s normally a vote winner for the centre right. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows that…

Internet spies and jihad warriors are the two biggest threats to Denmark right now, according to The Danish Defence Intelligence Service’s (DDIS) Risk Assesment 2014, the annual unclassified intelligence risk assessment of conditions…

Five suspected war criminals have been granted ‘tolerated residence’ status in Denmark – they are permitted to stay here but don’t have the same rights as those granted asylum. Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen…

Greenpeace has praised Denmark for being the only country in the world aiming to be totally free of fossil fuel in the foreseeable future. The environmental organisation’s global director for renewable energy, Sven…

A new study by the green think-tank, Green Energy, reveals that 27 per cent of all wind turbine energy produced in the wind-swept region of western Denmark is sold abroad at 21 per…

Novo forecasts major profit / New policy for insolvent banks /  Danske Bank doubles earnings Novo: Novo Nordisk, the world’s largest insulin maker, said it expects operating profit to rise about 10 percent…

The Danish government has approved an additional $19.5m grant to help counter the threat of Ebola in Africa. From the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Danish government has decided to provide an…

Russian fighter jets allegedly practiced a missile attack on Denmark earlier this year. Based on a risk assessment by Danish Defence Intelligence (FE) to be published today, Jyllands Posten reports that Russian jets…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s selfie with her British counterpart David Cameron at Nelson Mandela’s funeral last year, which was seen throughout the  world, portrayed a happy relationship between the two leaders that’s now…