Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed concern about the prospect of French dominance within the EU following the UK’s withdrawal tonight. Denmark has traditionally mirrored Great Britain’s position on major EU issues such as…

The Social Liberals’ (Radikale) surprising partnership with the opposition that forced the government to give up hopes of passing its ‘Blackstone Bill’ is the first sign of an ideological rift within the ‘red…

Former prime minister Helle Thorning Schmidt has been appointed co-chair of a new, high-ranking UN panel with a mandate to combat tax evasion, tax shelters, and corruption. At the same time her successor…

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who’s been given a top UN job to fight tax evasion and tax shelters, owns shares in a company linked to Jersey, well-known as a tax haven. According to tabloid daily…

Denmark needs to do more to combat rising intolerance in this country, according to the latest report on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) in Denmark. The report…

Government’s ‘Robin Hood’ proposal…Business leaders warn against ‘fat cat’ salaries….SAS cancels all flights to China…DKK20m grant for Zimbabwe… DKK1.4bn (€190m) will be redistributed from prosperous councils in the capital region to struggling local…

Despite signs that the economy is slowing down the jobless rate remained stable in December. The latest Statistics Denmark show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in December, the same as…

China’s ambassador to Denmark continues to demand an apology from Jyllands-Posten (JP) for publishing a ’heartless’ and ’egotistical’ cartoon. JP’s editor-in-chief, Jacob Nybroe, said on Tuesday the paper had not intended to make…

A state-run Chinese newspaper has characterised Danes as ‘good people’, a sign that the flag controversy could soon blow over according to DR News’ Asia correspondent. Although an editorial in China News, Wednesday,…

The government has dispatched an emergency team to Wuhan in China to help evacuate Danes at risk of the coronavirus. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday a plane has been arranged from Beijing…