Sweden and Denmark, two highly-developed welfare states, have traditionally competed for the position of ‘world’s most taxed nation’, but according to a new report by right-leaning think-tank CEPOS, Denmark will far outstrip its…

The police and customs authorities seized a record amount of illegal doping substances last year – 240,155 pills or ampoules and 11 kilos of undiluted substances. Police spokesman Karsten Krisensen said illegal pills…

Danish-Bahranian Maryam al-Khawaja has been awarded the prestigious Swedish Stieg Larsson-award for ‘her courageous struggle for democracy and human rights’. Maryam is the daughter of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who co-founded and headed the Bahrain…

As some analysts have been speculating over recent weeks, Business and Growth Minister Ole Sohn (Socialist People’s Party, SPP) has officially given up his cabinet position. And he will leave politics altogether when…

During the war against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya last year, Danish F-16 fighters deployed precision bombs, which were equipped with parts supplied by Israel. Chief of Defence Peter Bartram has now confirmed…

Japanese automobile giant Honda Motor Company is one of four companies – along with Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai – that plans to drive its hydrogen-car venture even further into Denmark and the Nordic…

All of Copenhagen was ‘pumped up’ Thursday night when Arnold Schwarzenegger came to town. The Austrian musleman, action-hero and former governor of California was at the Royal Theatre to present an award to…

There’ll be a slight upturn in economic growth next year, according to the Danske Bank’s latest ‘Nordic Outlook’ which reports that the Danish economy has been under pressure for the past few years…

Novo Nordisk is a world leader in creating value for its shareholders while other Danish companies continue to lag behind, new global rankings show. ‘Searching for Sustainability: Value Creation in an Era of…

Planned defence cuts will force the Danish military to adapt to the new ‘international order’, a leading defence expert claimed today in response to a new report stating that the Danish military will…