The Social Liberals have warned of the need for stronger reforms in the future to boost growth. Ahead of the party’s New Year gathering, head of the coalition partner, Morten Østergaard, warned that…

Danes’ eagerness to snitch on neighbours suspected of tax avoidance, ‘moonlighting’, or social fraud, has encouraged Tax Minister Benny Engelbrecht to re-open a direct ‘hot line’ to the authorities where anyone can call…

Politics/Economy The Mohammed crisis returned with a vengeance when two Islamic terrorists attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt joined the international condemnation…

Muslim leaders in this country have distanced themselves from the tragic events in Paris – but with reservations. Naveed Baig, an imam at the Danish Islamic Centre, said he was confident he was…

Despite widespread consensus amongst the Danish media that freedom of expression has to be protected at all costs and ‘we’re all Charlie Hebdo’, some newspaper editors have acknowledged that fear of reprisal has…

Every political party at Christiansborg, with the exception of the Red/Greens, has called on Justice Minister Mette Frederisksen to investigate the possibility of closing down the controversial Grimhøj Mosque in Aarhus, described by the…

Asylum seekers will in future be subjected to a ‘skills review’ within the first three weeks of their arrival in Denmark, part of the government’s new integration plan to get refugees into some…

Jeffrey D. Sachs, world-renowned professor of economics and special advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, showers the Nordic countries, and particularly Denmark, with praise in an interview with Berlingske. Mr Sachs, who…

Foreign diplomats who drive too fast will in the future be sent fines, in line with the general public. Over the past few years diplomats in Denmark have exceeded the speed limit hundreds…

Russia has signalled a thaw in its hard-line sanctions stance by easing import restrictions on specific Danish food products. After a visit to Denmark in December, the Russian veterinary authorities have decided to…