Dankort purchases up / Dong, Maersk amalgamation? / APM Terminals drops expansion plans Dankort: Retail purchases with the Danish national debit card, Dankort, normally a strong indicator of private consumption, rose 2.7 percent…

Denmark’s parliament has passed legislation that outlaws housing districts where the immigrant population exceeds 50% – at least according to the conservative U.S. website Daily Wire. In response to widespread  US media attention…

Denmark gave the USA permission to dump radioactive waste into Greenland’s ice cap in the 1960s. In a newly-released letter from Risøs Research Centre to the Danish Nuclear Energy, dated 11.1.60, two leading…

The government would not oppose moves by Great Britain to turn itself into a tax haven to attract business after Brexit becomes a reality, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said yesterday claiming it would…

The number of refugees seeking asylum in Denmark fell dramatically last year, culminating in the lowest monthly figure for seven years in December. New Danish Immigration Service figures show only 252 asylum seekers…

The Social Democrats believe Denmark should increase its military presence in Iraq to help eradicate the Islamic State (IS). After summoning Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to a parliamentary consultation to provide full…

The family of a German mother who was killed by a cement block thrown from a motorway bridge in Denmark last summer is suing the Danish state for compensation. The woman was killed…

The Public Prosecutor has deferred a decision over whether to repatriate 20-year-old Chung Yoo-ra who has been wanted by South Korean investigators since her mother was indicted on charges of having abused her ties…

Big profit for Jyske Bank / FLSmidth wins $100m contract in Brazil Jyske Bank, the third largest Danish bank in terms of market share, has posted an impressive DKK 3.16bn (€402m) profit for 2016, 20% up on…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will put forward a motion in parliament today aimed at banning prayer rooms at all high schools, colleges and universities. The Social Democrats’ education spokesman, Mattias Tesfaye, who…