The economy is facing a downturn next year as the slowdown that started in 2019 takes hold. According to a new pan-Scandinavian poll of leading economists, the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian economies face…

Since 2001, 2,840 criminal foreign nationals have defied their re-entry ban and returned to Denmark after being deported – sometimes to commit more crime. Re-entering Denmark in violation of a deportation order is…

Defence Minister Trine Bramsen and party spokespersons are negotiating the framework for an independent commission to investigate the military invoices scandal. Ahead of Christmas an expert warned of possible ‘widespread’ fraud at the…

In addition to the military invoices scandal, Berlingske has revealed how, over a 12-month period, a team of Defence Auditors found 68 incidents of unauthorised use of credit cards by military personnel. The…

Two tax department (SKAT) employees have been fired and reported to the police for fraud in recent years, the latest in a lengthening list of public sector scandals. Following a new report by…

The Danish authorities have won the latest round in the legal battle surrounding the share dividend scandal. In Denmark’s biggest-ever tax fraud, the Danish Tax Agency (SKAT) was scammed out of a reported DKK12.3bn (nearly…

Business analysts are divided on how the partial trade deal signed between China and the US in Washington, Wednesday, will affect Danish exports. China has promised to buy an additional $12.5 billion in…

Producer Price Inflation (PPI) slowed to 0.3 percent year-on-year in November, following a 2.6 percent decline in October. Prices have fallen steadily since May, the  latest figures from Statistics Denmark showed on Wednesday….

The Council of Europe’s Anti-Torture Committee was very vocal in its criticism of the Ellebaek Migrant Centre earlier this month but has failed to respond to accusations of mistakes and factual errors in…

A legally binding EU-wide minimum wage won’t affect Denmark and a handful of other countries that have collective bargaining agreements. In his opening remarks to an EU consultation in Strasbourg, Tuesday, Valdis Dombrovskis , Executive…