Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen published the government’s draft budget, Tuesday, which, if passed, will lead to increase spending on health care and the elderly, to be financed by cuts in foreign aid,…

Development aid organisations have dismissed the government’s proposed cuts in foreign aid as an ‘insult’ to the world’s poorest and a ‘dirty trick’ that will damage Denmark’s good reputation abroad. In a move…

Defence Minister Carl Holst quit, Tuesday, after suffering a series of high-profile media scandals during his 93 days in office. Mr Holst originally dismissed allegations that, as head of the Regional Authority of…

The person who seriously injured a police officer in a knife attack at an asylum centre was not a refugee as originally reported but a Palestinian who’s application for asylum was rejected. The…

Today, the 30th of September, marks the 10th anniversary of the infamous Mohammed cartoons that sparked off riots throughout the Middle East and there’s widespread coverage in the Danish media — but experts…

The 10th anniversary of the world-famous Mohammed cartoons dominates today’s newspapers. All national papers carry leader articles that reflect the disagreement that still remains about whether it was a mistake to publish the…

10 years of debate haven’t softened Muslims’ condemnation of the Mohammed cartoons. A new poll of Danish Muslims reveals that 93% still believe it was wrong of Jyllands-Posten to publish the caricatures, precisely…

The government has presented the budget draft for 2016, which focusses on Danish development cooperation on 14 priority countries. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen said “In…

A police officer is in critical condition after being stabbed in the stomach by a refugee at the Sandholm Asylum Centre, north of Copenhagen. The incident happened at 3.30 am and the office,…

Health, the elderly, and the police will be the top 3 priorities in the government’s draft budget for 2016 to be published today. According to Berlingske, Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen will cut…