Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar have agreed to cooperate closely in the countdown to Brexit. At a Copenhagen press conference, Friday, Ms Frederiksen said that while she didn’t…

The government’s parliamentary allies on the left have distanced themselves from the government’s anti-smoking package published two weeks ago. The government has put forward an eight-point plan aimed at reducing youth smoking which,…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will hold talks with UN Secretary-General António Guterres when he arrives in Denmark, Thursday, to attend the C40 World Mayors Summit where representatives from the 96 most environmentally-conscious cities…

The Danish aviation industry has proposed a levy on all outbound flights from Denmark to combat climate change. Under the plan, all plane tickets will be taxed with the proceeds going to a…

Media throughout the world have reported the opening of ‘Copenhill’, an artificial ski slope built on the roof of the Amager Bakke Incinerator Plant. Amager Bakke, known as one of the cleanest waste-to-energy…

The police informed the Justice Ministry of major flaws in the use of teledata in March but the information was kepy under wraps until after the June general election. According to a new,…

New Liberal leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has vowed to be ‘strong and effective’ in opposition but at the same time willing to cooperate with the government on legislation. During parliament’s opening debate he promised…

Denmark is one of a number of EU countries hoping to increase the EU’s 2030 target of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gasses to 55%. Ahead of  the Environment Council’s meeting in Luxembourg today, when…

The anti-immigrant New Conservatives are now the only party that doesn’t support the government’s climate ambitions after the Liberals yesterday publicly backed the plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% ahead of…

‘Unreasonable and unfair’ – Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s immediate reaction to the prospect of US tariffs on Danish goods. Following the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) decision to allow the US to impose tariffs…