The number of refugees applying for asylum in this country has dropped to the lowest level for 11 years, the latest Immigration Ministry figures show. 2,716 people sought asylum in Denmark last year,…

Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup is hoping a landmark Copenhagen District Court ruling can be used to outlaw more criminal street gangs. After the court confirmed an injunction to disband the Loyal Til Familia…

Denmark’s consumer confidence rose for the second straight month in January. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index increased to 4.5 in January from 2.5 in December. The index measuring…

Retail sales surprisingly dipped in December, normally shoppers’ biggest month,  after rising in November. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show retail sales fell 0.5 percent month-on-month in December, after a 0.1 percent rise…

Banks’ year-end results, set to be published over the next few weeks, will reveal the damage caused by long-term negative interest rates according to the sector’s watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA). The…

The Tax Agency and tax minister at the time, Karsten Lauritzen, acted correctly last year when they agreed a financial settlement with speculators who scammed the Danish state out of billions of kroner…

The Red/Greens and Danish People’s Party (DPP) have summoned Tax Minister Morten Bødskov to a parliamentary consultation after American finance experts denounced the multi-billion kroner out of court settlement with American fraudsters in…

The Social Liberals (Radikale) have warned the government that unless it lays out the groundwork for climate negotiations immediately it won’t be able to reach its goal of a 70% reduction in cross-party…

The current balmy weather reflects a sharp increase in global warming, experts claim as the average temperature for January in Denmark remains on course for a record high. New figures show that the…

Three ministries, the State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime, and police investigators were delinquent in their efforts to prevent money laundering, according to a report published Friday that’s been two…