Companies hit by recruitment problems / Danish Crown reduces expectations…. Around two thirds of all companies in southern Jutland, Denmark’s industrial belt, that need manpower are experiencing recruitment problems. A new survey shows…

Former foreign minister Martin Lidegaard has praised his successor, Anders Samuelsen, for suspending new licenses for arms exports to Saudi Arabia, even though as minister himself in 2014 he relaxed the restrictions for…

Social Democrat leader and potential prime minister Mette Frederiksen has come under fire from vegetarians for dismissing the public debate about meat as ‘hysterical’. In a speech to the Jutland Agricultural Association recently,…

Danes are willing to do more to help the environment but won’t cut down on one of the biggest contributing factors to climate change – air travel. A new Megafon survey shows that…

The Phillipine senate has launched an inquiry into social dumping in Denmark after Danish police last month rescued long-haul Filipino truck drivers living under ‘wretched’ conditions in the town of Padborg. Senator Joel…

While Danish companies continue to flag the lack of skilled manpower, Denmark is ranked number 2 in the world in a global survey on fostering and attracting talent. Switzerland once again clinched the top…

Despite the strong economy, the consumer confidence index fell to 4.3 points in November from 5.1 points in October, Statistics Denmark said on Thursday. The monthly survey asks a cross section of Denmark’s…

Union protests conditions for Lithuanians / Black Friday heading for new record  3F, Denmark’s largest trade union, shut down a major construction project in Søborg, north of Copenhagen, Thursday, in protest at the…

The government has suspended new licenses for arms exports to Saudi Arabia following recent developments, including the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the situation in Yemen. Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said in…

Another public sector employee has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding the social authorities. Following the high-profile Britta Nielsen affair, in which the 64 year old woman made over 274 payments to her…