The Prime Minister’s 4-point political mission was immediately criticised by the government’s biggest ally, the Danish People’s Party, who accused him of forgetting two very important issues. The party’s deputy leader, Søren Espersen,…

The government has inherited a Denmark in top form so there’s no need to rock the boat, according to the Social Democrats. The party’s finance spokesman, Benny Engelbrecht, dismissed the PM’s four political…

The government is preparing to clip the wings of the taxman. Minister for Taxation Karsten Lauritzen believes he can improve the tax authorites’ image, tarnished by a number of negative, high-profile cases, by…

A reduction in the number of asylum seekers over the summer could be a direct result of the government’s cuts in social benefits. In response to unconfirmed figures showing that between 1,000 and…

The TrygFonden Research Group, with the backing of the Danish Cancer Society, is behind a new project that will offer smokers a financial incentive to quit. According to a study recently published in The New…

Left-wing anarchists smashed bank windows and attacked the police with Molotov cocktails, stones, and bottles, in Copenhagen, Saturday. According to reports around 200 youths, purportedly supporting the Reclaim the Streets group, gathered in…

Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen cautioned his support parties on the right not to anticipate funds for many new initiatives in upcoming 2016 budget negotiations, even though a new study by the…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has cautioned his support parties on the right not to anticipate funds for many new initiatives in upcoming 2016 budget negotiations, despite the prospect of a lower deficit…

The budget deficit looks like being far less than forecasted. A new study by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement, based on National Bank figures, indicates a deficit of DKK10bn this year,…

The Liberal Alliance continues to put pressure on the government to release all the documents from the now disbanded Iraq/Afghanistan Commission. The Liberal government pulled the plug on the Commission shortly after coming…