The government has extended the temporary controls along the German border, initially imposed on January 4th in response to an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa,  by 30 days to May…

EU ‘red-tape’ threatens to derail the government’s campaign against hate preachers. After initial all-party talks last week, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen proposed copying British legislation by setting up a list of registered…

Hundreds of Danes are named in eleven million documents that have been leaked from one of the world’s most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, which has helped clients launder money, dodge…

Denmark has the highest hourly labour costs in the EU / Dankort operator makes record profit / European banking execs gather in Copenhagen Labour costs: Danish workers were paid an average of €41.3…

Politics / Economy The three most left-wing parties in parliament continue to gain support – 21.3% of the electorate would vote for either the Red/Green Alliance, the Socialist People’s Party, or the Alternatives…

Eighteen billion kroner – or three billion dollars – the amount earned by the state from the bank rescue package launched in 2008 as a last-ditch attempt to stave off a wave of…

The three most left-wing parties in parliament continue to gain support, providing the centre-left opposition with a slight majority. 21.3% of the electorate would vote for either the Red/Green Alliance, the Socialist People’s…

The ‘free-thinking’ Alternative Party has been given a boost in the polls by former cabinet minister Manu Sareen’s surprising defection from the Social Liberals. The newly-formed party, founded by former culture minister Uffe…

Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen has expressed hope that foreign internet-based companies are willing to enter into a voluntary agreement with the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) for business carried out in this country. After…

Environment & Food Minister Esben Larsen has been cleared of accusations of plagiarism and falsifying his CV. The University of Copenhagen Committee ruled that 19 instances of ‘recycled text’ were found in Esben…