Margrethe Vestager has failed in her bid to become President of the EU Commission. After months of speculation and negotiations, EU leaders yesterday nominated Ursula von der Leyen, the multilingual German defence minister,…

Margrethe Vestager’s job description role as one of the two highest-ranking deputy commissioners remains unclear. After Denmark’s Competition Commissioner was nominated yesterday she admitted that she knew very little about her new role…

New Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye has signalled a softer tone in the immigration debate by removing a ‘legislation counter’ from the ministry’s website, used by his predecessor Inger Støjberg to proudly show how…

New Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup has launched an independent inquiry into the telecom data scandal after the  National Police (Rigspolitiet) acknowledged that innocent people could have been found guilty of crimes they didn’t…

A Danish foreign fighter who left Denmark in 2013 to join the Islamic State in Syria has pleaded to be allowed to come home. After being injured in a bomb attack 28-year-old Ahmed…

Copenhagen Airport wins  Food Hall of the Year award / Late Q2 burst of energy for Vestas….. Copenhagen Airport’s trendy new food hall has been awarded the regional European award for Airport Food…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen returns to Brussels today as EU heads of state and government make a renewed effort to find a new commission president. After Sunday’s summit ended in deadlock, Ms Frederiksen…

The new government and its ‘red bloc’ allies have agreed to appropriate between DKK250m – DKK300m in emergency child funding for cash-strapped families on welfare but, according to the right-leaning think-tank CEPOS, there…

The National Police (Rigspolitiet) have acknowledged that innocent people could have been found guilty of crimes they didn’t commit in the telecom data scandal – but the chances are ‘minimal’. After it was…

A Muslim free school in Odense will be forced to shut down after losing its annual state-funded education grant following allegations of social control and gender-based education. The Roser Skolen has also been ordered…