Danes aren’t in a hurry to share a currency with struggling countries such as Greece, Spain and Portugal. A new Gallup poll, taken shortly after Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that German-French…

Former Minister of Science Helge Sander’s relationship to controversial neuro researcher Milena Penkowa could prove to be highly embarrassing for the government. Mr Sander is again suspected of giving his close friend, who…

Under pressure Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak characterised the Danish government and prime minister at the time Anders Fogh Rasmussen as ‘arrogant’ in 2006. A leaked cable sent by the US Embassy in Cairo…

Copenhagen is to get a new mosque. A virtually unanimous City Council, with the exception of the Danish People’s Party (DPP), voted yes last night to plans for a major new mosque to…

The Svendborg-based Bukkehave Corporation has been found guilty of paying bribes to Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2000 and 2001. A Svendborg court ordered DKK25m to be confiscated after finding that the company sold…

New figures show that the early retirement scheme (efterløn) might not be the massive burden on the economy in the future that the government fears. Minister of Finance Claus Hjorth Frederksen warned two…

Winter weather will grip Denmark again this weekend, with freezing temperatures and snowfall throughout the country. 10 cm of snow is forecast for Sunday evening and the cold snap is expected to continue…

Minister of Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech is again at the centre of a political storm after she shut off her microphone during a briefing with parliament’s Citizenship Committee and refused to answer more…

Asking foreign workers to work longer hours for lower wages is a violation of EU legislation, according to the Socialist People’s Party (SPP). The Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Employers (HAFE) have suggested that…

Despite wage increases, most people in this country have experienced an actual drop in disposable income due to the increased cost of rent, petrol, tobacco and alcohol. New Statistics Denmark figures show that…