Just 190 refugees sought asylum in this country last week, the lowest number since the government re-imposed border control at the start of January. 2,218 people have applied for asylum this year, an…

The government is at risk of breaching the human rights convention by banning under-age girls from living with their asylum-seeker spouses, legal experts have warned. A recent survey by the Danish Immigration Service…

Two desperate Romanians subjected to labour trafficking in this country were sold for DKK50,000 (€5,600) each. The price was revealed in Denmark’s biggest ever human trafficking trial, ‘Operation Hornets Nest’ that continued in Lyngby District Court,…

A Copenhagen private school for Muslims only has warned its female pupils against any involvement with boys. Amina Djondjorova, psychologist at the Iqra school in the immigrant-dominated district of Nørrrebro, which receives DKK18.5m…

A Danish politician will lead the EU’s fight against tax shelters. Social Democrat MEP Jeppe Kofod has been appointed head of a European Parliament committee given a mandate to come up with recommendations…

The eurozone PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index), seen as an important indicator of the zone’s economic health, dipped to its lowest level in more than a year in February, a strong indication according to…

Consumer confidence may have fallen  but Danish shops were busier in January. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent month-over-month in January, reversing a 0.8 percent drop in December, figures from Statistics…

Denmark is to blame for the global shortage of the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis for newborn babies. The National Serum Institute (SSI) is experiencing major production issues and has apologised for failing to…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen declared himself a ‘happy man’ after Britain’s renegotiation agreement with the EU, which will also allow Denmark to limit benefit payments for children of EU migrants living outside the country. On…

Unless British voters reject the new membership deal negotiated by Prime Minister David Cameron the social benefits agreement will also apply to Denmark. Child allowance today is exactly the same for Danes as…