Danish lawmakers have dismissed Turkey’s threat to scrap the refugee agreement from last March unless the EU allows visa-free travel for Turkish citizens. Denmark’s two biggest parties, the Social Democrats and Danish People’s…

The warm weather hasn’t led to the surge in the number of asylum seekers predicted by politicians and commentators. No more than 65 refugees or migrants sought asylum here last  week, alleviating concerns…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called for a curfew at reception centres for asylum seekers after five young refugees, aged between 14 and 17, were charged with rape and other forms of…

A lesbian asylum seeker facing deportation to her native country of Uganda was given a last-minute reprieve by the immigration authorities, Monday, just as she was about to board a plane. The Danish…

Denmark is to help Libya dispose of its last remaining chemical weapons stocks by shipping them out of the country. The government will put forward a bill this month concerning Danish participation in…

As the only country in the world, Denmark will set up a trade pavilion in Brazil during the upcoming Olympic Games. Tourist organisation Visit Denmark, in conjunction with the Business and Growth Ministry,…

The Danish Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reached a 10-month high in July. The index rose to 63,3 points in July from 60,6 in June, the purchase management and logistics lobby DILF (Dansk Indkøbs-…

Another top Danish People’s Party politician has called for a stop on Muslim immigration. Just days after the party’s deputy leader, Søren Espersen, suggested Denmark should halt immigration from Muslim countries to stem the…

Despite disagreeing with the ruling Liberals on a number of issues the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) deputy leader believes an across-the-centre Social Democrat/DPP/Liberal coalition would be best for the country. In an interview…

The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) has called for an ‘emergency brake’ on the free movement of labour from EU countries, in line with the pre-Brexit conditions offered Great Britain, following new…