The left-wing has come to the aid of Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in the dispute about asylum policy ahead of next week’s opt-out referendum. Both the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party…

Denmark will spend far less on foreign aid next year next year due to a combination of cutbacks and increased expenditure on asylum seekers. Denmark’s 2014 foreign aid commitment of DKK15.5bn (€2bn) will…

The Social Liberals and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) will try to block a multi-million arms deal with controversial Israeli defence firm Elbit System, left-wing daily Information reports. Elbit has given the best offer…

Long term unemployed in Denmark’s second city, Aarhus, are to be given up to DKK50,000 ($7,200) each to help them find a job. 375 jobless between the age of 30 and 55 will…

Business & Growth Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will meet with Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme in Copenhagen today to discuss Denmark’s bid to stage the Grand Depart of the world-famous cycle race…

The European Commission Wednesday fined several pharmaceutical companies a total of € 146m for delaying the supply of a cheaper version of Danish company Lundbeck’s anti-depressant drug, Citalopram, to the market. Lundbeck was accused of…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has warned that Denmark could become a ‘magnet’ for refugees after Sweden imposed a number of measures yesterday aimed at restricting the number of asylum seekers. In response…

The Swedish government’s decision to impose stricter control of the ID papers of all passengers arriving in the country could lead to an increase in the number of asylum seekers in Denmark. According…

The Danish government’s latest move to tighten refugee and asylum legislation is very close to violating international conventions. After a new round of immigration negotiations, Tuesday,  Integration Minister Inger Støjberg acknowledged that the…

Former foreign ministers have urged the pro-EU parties to ‘focus on the issues’ ahead of next week’s opt-out referendum instead of running a scare campaign. All the ministers recommend a yes but are…