The Conservatives, already struggling in the polls, have been hard hit by the news that one of their most popular MP’s, Helge Adam Møller, has announced his resignation from parliament at this year’s…

The Social Democrats have dismissed a Liberal proposal to confiscate property owned by the Libyan state in Denmark as potentially illegal. Defence spokesman John Dyrby Paulsen said the Liberals were making a ‘terrible…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refused to comment on reports that the seven Danish hostages kidnapped by pirates are being held captive on a hi-jacked Greek cargo ship off the coast of…

Smokers are a massive burden on the economy. New National Institute for Public Health figures reveal that smokers take around 2.8m more days of illness every year than their non-smoking colleagues, costing society…

Danish banks are being closely monitored by international watchdog Moody’s, who last month downgraded its credit rating for the whole sector. According to Berlingske Business, Moody’s has recently visited a number of leading…

Denmark’s yes to joining the new EU economic cooperation pact won’t spark off a referendum on the country’s euro opt-out. After the government reached agreement with the three main opposition parties on the…

A significant majority of the electorate is still opposed to Denmark joining the euro. Just as the opposition has given its backing to Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmusen’s efforts to join the new…

Anders Fogh Rasmussen was being characterised as more ‘secretary’ than ‘general’ last night after failing to persuade member countries to accept responsibility for the no-fly zone and bombing campaign against Libya. After another…

The state-run Libyan TV accused Denmark yesterday of leading a bombing mission against Muammar Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli. At the same time, Libya’s national news agency, Jana, issued an English-language press release claiming…

Claims that Denmark has bombed Muammar Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli as part of a sustained campaign against Muslims shows just how desperate the Libyan dictator must be, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen…