Former highly-placed tax ministry advisor Peter Arnfeldt acknowledged today that the ministry monitored the Helle Thorning-Schmidt ‘Taxgate’ affair in 2010 but denied that anyone had tried to influence the tax department’s decision or…

The Conservatives have proposed a 100 per cent VAT exemption for hotels to give the struggling tourist industry a much-needed shot in the arm. The party’s policy spokesman Brian Mikkelsen said too many…

Freedom of expression in Russia is under serious threat, Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal warned yesterday after one of the members of the ‘Pussy Riot’ punk-rock group was acquitted by a Moscow appeal court…

Denmark has called on Poland to stop the suspected discharge of toxic fumes and ash from controversial incinerators located just 300 kilometres from the Danish holiday island of Bornholm, after it was revealed…

The Danish People’s Party has presented the government with two ultimatums for next year’s budget – fewer East European workers in Denmark and a temporary extension of the entitlement period for unemployment benefits…

Although Social Democrat leadership has officially kept out of the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leadership race, Politiken claims that leading spokespersons have informally briefed current favourite Anette Vilhelmssen about what she can expect…

Danish children’s organisations have condemned the Taliban attack that wounded a 14-year-old schoolgirl and urged the government to do the same. Yousafza, who has campaigned for girls’ education in the north of Pakistan,…

A new Danish defence report strongly criticises NATO’s air war in Libya last year, previously characterised as a highly successful mission. The controversial report by Air Tactical Command Denmark, obtained by Politiken, claims…

Danish combat missions abroad, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, will be limited to eighteen months in the future, according to proposals for a new defence bill which also includes provisions for DKK2.5bn in…

A Ukrainian captain who was arrested after his ship nearly ran aground off the coast of Helsingør, Tuesday, was drunk at the time. The 80-metre long Maltese cargo ship was on its way…