Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has refused to speculate about a possible election date or the Social Liberals’ (Radikale) threat to topple the government with a vote of no confidence unless she names a…

Mette Frederiksen hasn’t called an election yet but parties are lining up the campaign promises. Following the Liberals’ (Venstre) proposal last week to give first-time home buyers a 20% tax reduction, the prime…

Søren Pape Poulsen is the opposition’s preferred choice for prime minister – by far. A new Megafon poll for TV2 shows 53% of right-leaning voters back the Conservative Party leader, nearly twice as…

Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has denounced proposals to stop Russian tourists entering the EU as a breach of human rights. Both Finland and Estonia have announced plans to drastically reduce the…

As more and more countries throughout Europe are preparing to ration energy if Russia turns off the gas taps, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) (Energistyrelsen) is considering eventual contingency plans for consumers in…

The threat of a recession has been averted following new Statistics Denmark figures showing the economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter of this year (Q2) thanks mainly to a strong…

The latest Ministry of Immigration and Integration figures show 5,814 foreign nationals applied for Danish citizenship in 2021 – around 70% (4,039) were approved while 1,315 were rejected. The data also reveals that…

After months of speculation Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen has finally announced his candidacy for prime minister – which means the ‘blue bloc’ opposition will have two party leaders fighting to oust Mette Frederiksen…

Recent polls and surveys indicate Søren Pape Poulsen is in line to become Denmark’s next prime minister – if the opposition wins the next election. A new Gallup poll published last week showed…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has characterised the potential leadership battle on the right as ‘odd’. Speaking from Oslo where she was attending the Nordic Ministers Summit, the PM said it’s a ‘very, very…