The former Employment Minster has denied accusations that the former Social Democrat-led government used the Iraq Commission as a political device to embarrass the blue bloc who entered Denmark in the Iraq War in…

The government will lower requirements for agricultural emissions of ammonia, despite criticism from the Danish Society for Nature Conservation and the Ecological Council. The current goal is set at a 24% reduction rate…

Planned reductions in social benefits to asylum seekers will make it increasingly difficult for them to find accommodation, say social welfare advocates and housing associations. Where previously, a refugee with a residence permit…

Denmark is on a list of top ten countries which contribute most to the world at large, according to a new index. Political researcher Simon Anholt created the ‘Good Country Index’ together with…

Prime Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen has no intention of appearing before a parliamentary committee to explain why he disbanded the Iraq Commission ahead of time, even though as opposition leader he strongly criticised…

The Tax Department has fired off letters to a number of Danish nationals asking them to explain why they have undeclared assets in the HSBC bank in Switzerland. According to Politiken, at least…

Newly appointed Minister of Higher Education and Science Esben Lunde Larsen, who’s now responsible for overseeing scientific research in this country, has revealed he believes more in religion than evolution. When asked by Jyllands-Posten…

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is heading for a take it or leave it showdown meeting with Danish unions in Copenhagen today. With unions preparing to extend their planned blockade of Ryanair flights at…

Danish F-16 fighter jets have been involved in 408 raids against the Islamic State since Denmark joined the US-led coalition last autumn, the latest Defence Command Denmark figures show. Over the same period…

The ambassador re-shuffle announced by the Foreign Ministry last year will be concluded by August 1st. Carsten Damsgaard, Ambassador to Japan and previously Ambassador to Afghanistan is taking over from Friis Arne Petersen in…