Disgraced Danish People’s Party (DPP) MEP  Morten Messerchmidt, who’s been on sick leave for nearly nine months after allegedly misusing EU funds, is making a comeback. The former ‘darling’ of the party, who…

Electric car sales have fallen dramatically in this country since the government withdrew an attractive tax incentive for prospective new owners. According to Bloomberg News, Denmark saw a 60.5 percent decrease in electric car sales…

Parliament passed a law Friday, lifting the obligation on stores to accept cash as payment during the night. Currently, stores are required by law to accept cash as payment even though the vast…

Denmark is to invest DKK 115m (€42m)  in a series of new energy partnerships with Mexico, Vietnam, South Africa and China, which together are expected to account for the world’s largest share of…

The global struggle for women’s rights needs Denmark’s voice, Minister for Equal Opportunities Karen Ellemann and Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tørnæs, said Friday after launching Denmark’s candidacy for the UN’s Commission on…

Opposition parties grilled Integration Minister Inger Støjberg for hours in a marathon consultation session over the child-bride affair, during which she gave a new explanation for her actions. The controversy centres on whether the minister was…

The government is rushing through snap legislation that will double the punishment for ‘aggressive begging’, a direct response to the growing problem of Roma beggars. The Mayor of Copenhagen specifically asked for parliament’s…

Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has declared that Denmark won’t pay a cent more to the EU, even after the UK leaves. European Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger announced in April that the remaining 27…

Denmark is the first EU country to ratify the CETA trade deal that will open up free trade between Canada and the EU. After the apparent failures of TTIP and TPP, experts had…

The Social Democrats want the government to pay the DKK 3.9 billion shortfall faced by local authorities as a result of failures in the tax authority’s IT system. A recent initiative centralised collection…