The British businessman suspected of defrauding the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) out of DKK9b ($1.4bn) claims he is prepared to come to Denmark to defend himself. 45-year-old British financier Sanjay Shar resides in Dubai…

559 people were charged with welfare fraud last year, the highest number ever and a 350% increase since 2009. If found guilty the social cheats are usually given a suspended jail sentence and…

Denmark has received a warning from the EU over poor air quality. In a strongly worded ‘letter of formal notice’ received by the government the EU Commission makes its position very clear: “You…

Danish Military Intelligence (FE) is looking for new spies to monitor the growing threat from Russia. In a recruitment advert online, FE has advertised posts for applicants interested in ‘missiles, nuclear weapons, and…

Migration to Denmark has fallen for the first time in five years. In the 12-month period preceding June, 76,304 immigrants arrived here with the aim of starting a ‘new life’, a drop of…

Copenhagen University (UCPH) has moved up five places, to 30th, on the 2016 ‘Shanghai Index’, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the Copenhagen-based University Post reports. Additionally, UCPH ranks as the fifth…

The government’s move to outlaw Islamic hate preachers could be in violation of the Danish Constitution, a leading religion expert has warned. According to Lisbet Christoffersen, professor in public administration at Roskilde University,…

Well-known salafist Adnan Avdic has been charged with promoting terrorism and inciting hate against homosexuals. Danish-Bosnian Avdic has previously been found guilty by a Danish court of planning a terrorist attack in Europe…

The local Liberal party in Rudersal, Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen’s constituency, has been reported to the police for violating campaign funding laws. The party received a DKK400,000 donation from  the ‘Liberal Business…

The government has put forward a motion to help rid Libya of its last remaining chemical weapons stocks by shipping them out of the country. If passed, Denmark will dispatch two ships and…