Convicted criminals’ debt to the state in the form of legal costs has nearly doubled over the past six years, from DKK2.2bn in 2014 to DKK4.1bn today, new Tax Ministry figures show –…

Between 2009-2019 the Danish tax authorities audited around 8,300 cases of money transfers to foreign tax shelters, leading to demands totalling DKK2.1bn (nearly $300m) sent to both private citizens and companies. Kim Tolstrup,…

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the final quarter (Q4) of 2019, downwardly revised from the previously reported 0.3%, the latest Statistics Denmark figure show. On a yearly basis, the economy…

The unemployment rate remained stable in January at 3.7%, virtually the same level as the past 14 months. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show gross unemployment fell by 300 people, from 104,100 in…

The government is preparing to implement emergency measures to stop a potential massive influx of refugees and migrants after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced he was opening his country’s border with Europe…

Four Danish nationals have now tested positive for the feared coronavirus. TV2 journalist Jakob Tage Ramlyng was the first to be diagnosed on Wednesday after returning from a ski holiday in the Lombardy…

Experts have sounded the alarm after it was revealed that a state-owned Chinese manufacturer of X-ray machines, scanners and explosive detection systems, closely linked to Communist Party leadership, has signed agreements with airports…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have lashed out at Turkey’s harassment of journalists after a TV2 reporter was found guilty of ’terrorist propaganda’ by a Turkish court for sharing a photo on Facebook. Sultan…

A 34-year-old woman carrying the coronavirus stopped over in Copenhagen on Tuesday night during a flight from Iran to Canada. DR News reports that the woman flew from Teheran on Tuesday to Qatar…

Government maintains majority….Gay rights in Balkan countries at risk from Denmark’s EU stance… The government and its centre-left allies have retained their overall majority despite the e-mail controversy and accusations of ‘foot dragging’…