As the government prepares its final recommendation for which company will be awarded the lucrative multi-billion contract to replace the Danish Air Force’s ageing fleet of F-16s, U.S. defence giants Lockheed Martin and Boeing have…

It’s unrealistic to assume that Denmark will increase defence spending in the near future, Defence Minister Peter Christensen said last night after President Obama urged NATO members to contribute at least 2 percent of…

Parties on the right have dismissed calls for a ‘beef tax’. The ruling Liberals and their support party, the Liberal Alliance, said they wouldn’t be supporting the Danish Council of Ethics’ proposal for…

As politicians argue about duty on red meat a new study shows that the controversial, but short-lived, ‘fat tax’ introduced in 2011 was actually effective while it lasted. The fat tax – DKK16…

In a rare move the Social Liberals are in agreement with the ruling Liberals on an immigration issue. The centrist party has broken with its former coalition partners, the Social Democrats and Socialist…

Danish journalist Stefan Weichert was detained by Egyptian security forces in yesterday whilst covering protests against the authoritarian rule of President Fattah el-Sisi. The Danish Foreign Ministry confirmed last night that ‘according to information…

While the government and Danish People’s Party (DPP) argue about tax cuts a new OECD report shows that direct income tax in this country is already lower than the EU average. The ‘Taxing…

The number of people claiming some form of social assistance has decreased for the first time since 2014, despite a rise in student grants. The welfare roll was reduced by 13,200 in 2015…

The travel delights of Denmark have received more gushing coverage in the US media, but this time it’s Aarhus, not Copenhagen, that’s the centre of attention. From the New York Times’ travel magazine:…

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container carrier, is starting a fast, direct service to Cuba following the removal of economic sanctions on the country. According to Maersk it will offer the fastest transit…