Government presents business package / Recruitment gap widens / Siemens fires 600 The government has put together a majority for its new business stimulus package, which includes measures to strengthen the business sector,…

Eight days ahead of the municipal elections a new poll shows that, on a national level, the five opposition parties are running neck and neck with the government coalition and its parliamentary ally,…

With eight days to go to the municipal elections, and three days until 7;59’s election briefing, here’s a rundown of some of the more ‘interesting’ campaign stories so far: A candidate for the…

A local Danish People’s Party (DPP) candidate has stepped back from his call for a ban on hospital employees wearing beards that signal a religious identity. After the proposal was mercilessly ridiculed on…

Government plans to finance new business incentives with further cutbacks in the unemployment insurance (dagpenge) scheme have been dismissed by the opposition as ‘ridiculous’ and a ‘breach of promise’. The government has already…

Female imam Sherin Khankan has threatened to sue three government politicians unless they offer an unconditional apology for accusing her of supporting Muslim extremists. In an e-mail sent to all political parties last September the…

Lawmakers have made moves to cut welfare handouts for gang members. As the ‘turf war’ in Copenhagen continues, with five shootings over the past week, the government and Social Democrats have come out…

Two violent immigrant gangs in Copenhagen, Loyal to Familia and Brothas, have agreed to a ceasefire. TV2 reports how a network of fathers to gang members have successfully negotiated a month-long stop to…

Politics/Economy The ruling Liberals moved into their strongest poll position since the 2015 general election. The Supreme Court ruled the government acted correctly by forcing refugees to wait three years for residency by family reunification….

Denmark would be forced to go to war if North Korea attacks the USA, Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said yesterday. On the sidelines of a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels,…