Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has rejected the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) suggestion that a new referendum on Europol be combined with a vote on the Schengen open borders agreement. Since last December’s…

Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen hasn’t given up hope that Denmark can still negotiate a parallel agreement on Europol. After European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermanns told the government it won’t get the cross-border…

The government has earmarked DKK 250m to combat immigrant-dominated ‘parallel societies’ that reject Danish values. According to Integration Minister Inger Støjberg, the main concern is women and children who are violently abused but…

The Tax Authority (SKAT) has admitted to paying an anonymous source almost DKK6m ($900,000)  for leaked data from the Panama Papers that will  help identify hundreds of suspected Danish tax cheats. The government justified…

The Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) has set up a new commission to look into simplifying the complex web of allowances and deductions that individuals and corporations wade through when filing their taxes. The…

Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen has dismissed the New Conservatives’ tax policy as ‘pure fantasy’. The new, right-wing party has suggested a 40% cap on income tax, no inheritance or corporate tax, and abolishing…

The jobless rate held steady in August, after rising slightly in the previous month. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate came in at 4.3 percent in August, the same rate as in July, preliminary…

Novo to cut 1,000 jobs / FLSmidth lays off 130 / Crown Prince Couple promote business in Boston Novo: Novo Nordisk, one of the world’s leading makers of diabetes medicines, has announced plans…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) remains confident that Denmark can strike a deal to remain within Europol, even though European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermanns has ruled out the possibility. When a majority…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is willing to support a new EU referendum on Europol, but with ‘modifications’. The Prime Minister has indicated he will only trigger a new referendum if the DPP…