Chinese internet trading giant Alibaba is in the running to receive nearly a million dollars in Danish development aid. Left-wing daily Information reports today how the online commerce company, in partnership with a…

Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has welcomed a new EU sanctions mechanism targeting those who use and develop chemical weapons, part of a crackdown after the nerve agent poisoning in March of Sergei Skripal,…

The Social Welfare Authority (Socialstyrelsen) has temporarily shut down all funding for schemes and programmes aimed at some of the most vulnerable groups in society as police continue the hunt for 64-year-old Anna…

Globalisation has made Denmark more prosperous without increasing financial inequality, Finance Minister Kristian Jensen said yesterday. Commenting on a new Finance Ministry study, Mr Jensen said globalisation has made everybody richer, while at…

A Social Democrat MP who reported a man to the police for making death threats has now been hit with a counter-lawsuit. The controversy started in August when the Social Democrats’ finance spokesman,…

As the election draws nearer a new poll indicates a majority for the opposition. The latest Voxmeter voter survey gives the ‘red’ bloc of parties 51.9% and 91 seats, against 47.8%/84 seats for…

British businessman Sanjay Shah, the main suspect in Denmark’s biggest ever tax fraud, is facing a prison sentence in Dubai where he’s been found guilty of issuing a cheque with insufficient funds. Mr…

Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov has defended the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), the banking sector’s watchdog, despite its failure to spot the money laundering scandal at Danske Bank. In an interview with Bloomberg News,…

US ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded its long-term ratings for Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske Bank, in the wake of the money-laundering scandal. Moody’s said the the decision follows the announcement that the bank…

The government has extended temporary controls along the German border for six months, citing the threat of terrorism. Denmark imposed temporary border control on the 4th of January 2016 following the refugee and…