The ruling Liberals, backed by the Social Liberals, have dismissed a Social Democrat proposal to increase unemployment benefits for unskilled jobless on retraining courses. Ahead of upcoming tax reform negotiations, Social Democrat leader…

Consumers could get cheaper heating and water if state-run utilities were privatised, a new government-commissioned report suggests. Energy & Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said as ‘the consumers’ spokesman’ he’s always looking for…

Three young men have been given jail sentences for raping a 17-year-old drunk, diabetic victim in a  high-profile case that sparked off demonstrations throughout the country The High Court yesterday overturned the controversial acquittal…

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has expressed concern about the protectionist threats being thrown around in the US election campaign. Although Maersk believes the outcome of the U.S. presidential election…

The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output, slowed  in July. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show the index fell 0.7 percent year-over-year…

The government will continue to support Turkey’s EU accession negotiations. Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen told Jyllands-Posten, Sunday, that despite the crackdown on dissidents after the recent attempted coup there’s been no change in…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) have called for a ‘no nonsense’ approach to sending back refugees to their native country. After publishing a five-point plan last week to stop the influx of asylum…

The Danish People’s Party has repeated its call for a ban on Muslim headwear such as the niqab and burqa. In a Facebook blog EU spokesman Kenneth Kristensen Berth said the party would be putting…

Denmark is at risk of becoming a divided nation, according to Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard. In an interview with Berlingske the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) founder warns that globalisation and multi-culturalism…

Ahead of upcoming tax reform negotiations Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen has repeated his threat to topple the government if it backs down on its promise to reduce the punitive top rate of…