Despite the government’s aim to stop foreign involvement in Danish mosques, Copenhagen’s troubled Great Mosque in Rovsingsgade has come under the control of Qatar. Following months of internal turbulence, the board of the…

Setting climate targets isn’t difficult – achieving them is, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said during parliament’s closing debate ahead of the summer recess, Monday. The PM said Denmark is faced with three crises…

In response to the ‘historic’ climate deal, agreed Saturday, the powerful pension industry has said it’s ready to supply the capital needed to fund the government’s climate initiatives. CEO Torben Möger Pedersen of…

In addition to securing an historic climate deal the government has also won support for a DKK700m ‘summer package’ aimed giving the tourist industry a much-needed boost. As part of a wide range…

A famous statue of a Danish-Norwegian missionary in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, was vandalised on Sunday and daubed with an anti-colonial message in red paint. The statue of Hans Egede, a missionary whose arrival…

Danes are more satisfied with how their government has coped with the corona crisis than anywhere else in Europe. A new survey commissioned by the European Parliament of European citizens’ attitudes and opinions…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned it’s time to apply the brakes to the ‘endless’ proposals for financial aid programmes during the corona crisis that, she says, could permanently damage the economy. In…

Following months of negotiations a cross-party majority has finally reached agreement on a climate deal that will reduce Denmark’s CO2 emissions. The agreement, supported by all parliamentary parties with the exception of the…

The EU’s long-term budget needs to be concluded as soon as possible and hopefully by July, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Friday following a virtual EU conference of European leaders, described as…

A corona outbreak in north Jutland is a mutation unrecognisable from the virus previously identified in Denmark and throughout Europe, the National Serum Institute said on Saturday. 84 residents or employees of two…