An anti-Islam group will display controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad this Saturday (26/9) in Axelorv, central Copenhagen. The demonstration will feature drawings from the Mohammed art exhibition staged in Dallas, Texas, in…

The Syriza party’s projected victory in Sunday’s Greece election may reassure financial markets, as well as official Europe, that Greece will implement the cutbacks and privatisation that international creditors have demanded as a…

Bernie Sanders, campaigning to be the Democratic party’s nominee in next year’s US presidential election, praised Denmark’s form of ‘democratic socialism’ at a student rally. From the Washington Post: When questioned about his…

The government is preparing for Denmark’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) as DONG Energy makes the transition to a fully public company. Bloomberg Business reported, Friday: The whole company, which comprises units in…

A Chinese navy fleet arrived in Copenhagen on Friday, beginning a five-day visit. It is the first time ever a Chinese naval fleet has visited Denmark. At a welcoming ceremony, China’s Ambassador to…

Politics/Economy  In a surprising change of policy the government offered to take in an extra 1,000 refugees and contribute €100m to Europe’s efforts to deal with the migrant crisis. The Social Democrats welcomed…

In a move to soften its poor reputation abroad the government has offered to take in an extra 1,000 refugees and contribute €100m this year and next to Europe’s efforts to deal with…

After talks with EU President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Thursday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he’d been given a show of support for Denmark’s offer to take in an extra 1,000 refugees…

The offer to accept 1,000 more refugees is a ‘strong signal to send’ but the government’s stubbornness ‘has damaged Denmark’s negotiating position’ the Social Democrats said after the PM’s surprising announcement yesterday. The…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed accusations that the government’s offer to accept an extra 1,000 refugees is a breach of his ‘tough on immigration’ campaign promise. Socialist People’s Party leader Pia…