Six alleged pirates who have been detained on the Danish warship Esbern Snare are now back in Somalia. Although the High Court had ruled that the six men could be prosecuted in Denmark,…

Wind energy giant Vestas managed to live up to expectations in 2010 despite widespread redundancies, plummeting share prices and a rather tarnished image. Year-end accounts published today show the company received a record…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen admitted yesterday that he may be forced to make changes in the government’s retirement reform proposals. With polls indicating that his efforts to phase out the early retirement…

Minister of Science & Technology Helge Sander has again been forced to defend his personal relationship with Copenhagen University neuro researcher Milena Penkowa, who has been reported to the police for misuse of…

Immigrants from Sri Lanka and Vietnam lead the way when it comes to education. A new Integration Ministry survey of how ethnic minorities are represented at colleges and universities shows that 52% of…

Homeowners have cost the state DKK47bn since the government came to power in 2001. New Finance Ministry figures show that since property taxes were frozen in 2001 they haven’t reflected the massive increase…

A political majority at Christiansborg is ready to offer help to 27 refugee children who have been stranded in Danish asylum centres all their lives. Although the Danish People’s Party (DPP) last week…

Minister of Environment Karen Ellemann is preparing to delay some of Denmark’s most important ‘green’ goals for at least 12 years in an effort to protect Danish jobs. Plans to reduce the washout…

30 volunteer soldiers will travel to Kosovo next week to provide security for the NATO camp at Novo Selo, the first time ever that the Danish Home Guard has been despatched on a…

The National Board of Health has warned that an outbreak of measles could be on the way. Six separate cases have been diagnosed in the Zeeland region over the past week, compared to…