If Denmark was to live up to  Donald Trump’s demands for increased defence spending it would put a serious strain on the welfare state. Senior Nordea Bank economist Helge Pedersen estimates that meeting…

The High Court has ruled that Uber is an illegal taxi service rather than a ridesharing programme. The ruling upheld a lower court’s conviction of six Uber drivers who were found guilty of…

Politics/Economy The week ended with a political bombshell when the prime minister announced he had invited the Liberal Alliance and Conservatives to join the government – just one day after Berlingske reported ‘internal…

Justice Minister Søren Pind has renewed his call for increased surveillance of internet and telecom traffic, despite accusations the government is rying to push through ‘Big Brother’ legislation. A bill that would have…

There are internal rumblings within the ruling Liberals about the need for a change in leadership as the government and its centre-right allies continue to nose-dive in the polls. Berlingske reports the party…

If Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is considering calling a snap election to curb the growing unrest within his own party he should think twice – a new poll shows the opposition would…

Faced with a shortage of medical cannabis, a political majority is pushing for state-controlled production. Parliament has green-lighted a pilot programme from 2018 that will allow patients suffering from ailments such as chronic…

The government has finally managed to put together a cross-party agreement on how to compensate for the annual DKK3bn shortfall in revenue caused by scrapping the PSO, a duty on electricity that funds green…

The government may have cut research funding for climate projects but Denmark still leads the way in green energy technology, the ruling Liberals’ climate spokesman, Thomas Danielsen, said yesterday at the Morocco Climate…

Danish F-16 fighter jets have flown ten missions and dropped five guided bombs in Iraq and Syria over the past week, the latest mission report from Defence Command Denmark confirms. Danish combat planes…