Economic sanctions against Russia are overshadowing Denmark’s chairmanship the Council of Europe and the government’s five main priorities. After Russia’s annexation of Crimea three years ago the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly reacted by withdrawing Russian members’…

Thousands of disgruntled Liberal Alliance voters have moved rightwards to the anti-immigrant New Conservatives. A new survey by election expert Kasper Møller Hansen from Copenhagen University shows the New Conservatives have gained around…

Two men arrested at Copenhagen Airport two years ago on suspicion of terrorism have been awarded DKK 114,200 and DKK 97,800 respectively in compensation for unlawful arrest. The two foreign nationals, aged 23…

New police figures show an increasing number of illegal immigrants in Denmark. 1,618 people were charged with unlawful residency in 2016, a 300% rise on the previous year, but it’s still only the…

Danes go to work with a smile on their faces because job satisfaction in this country ranks among the highest in the world, according to a new survey across 42 countries from consulting…

The Spanish authorities have demanded former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont be arrested if, and when, he arrives in Denmark today to take part in a debate at Copenhagen University, Catalonia and Europe at…

A parliamentary majority has called for the closure of the UN’s UNRWA agency that provides aid for 5 million impoverished Palestinian refugees throughout the Middle East. The Trump administration has announced massive cuts…

The government of Greenland continues to obsess over the territory’s autonomy while its economy is heading for collapse, according to the Danish People’s Party (DPP)  . During a parliamentary debate, Friday, the  DPP’s…

Parties on the right claim the controversial jewellery law, imposed two years ago, has been a success even though no more than DKK 173,900 has so far been confiscated, but opponents on the…

Denmark is in urgent need of plumbers, engineers and builders but labour market insiders fear the lack of apprenticeships in Denmark could lead to a major skills shortage across many trades, threatening to…