Retail sales increased for the third straight month in October, albeit very slightly. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show sales rose 0.3 percent month-on-month in October, following a 0.4 percent gain in September….

Racial discrimination is far more widespread in Denmark than most people care to admit. A new report by the Institute for Human Rights found that 84% of people from an ethnic minority have…

The government presented its 2024 budget, Monday, with the backing of 11 out of 12 parliamentary parties. At a press conference surrounded by party leaders, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen said he couldn’t remember…

Employment Minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen gave Belgium’s King Phillipe a briefing about Denmark’s labour-market model, Monday. After attending a meeting of the Council of Ministers in Brussels, Ms Halsboe-Jørgensen told reporters that the King…

Denmark is facing an emerging opioid crisis. The National Special Crime Unit (NSK) reports how highly addictive prescription pills are widely available amongst closed groups on social media and from convenience stores in…

Sales of fully-electric cars in the EU continue to rise but at a far slower rate than in Denmark. While EU sales rose 36.3% in October from a year earlier they hit 100.7%…

Novo launches weight-loss drug in Japan…..invests €2.1bn in French factory…..LEGO owners still Denmark’s wealthiest… Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has announced plans to launch its hugely popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy in Japan on Feb….

The government and all parties, with the exception of the Red/Greens, have reached agreement on a revised 2024 budget. Following a long day of negotiations, Sunday, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen called it a…

The Red/Greens walked out of the final phase of cross-party budget negotiations after the titular head of the far-left party, Pelle Dragsted, accused the government of ‘stubbornly refusing’ to address the crisis in…

Public displays of racism and antisemitism in Danish schools are ‘totally unacceptable’, Education Minister Mattias Tesfaye said, Friday, in response to reports that an increasing number of children, and teachers, no longer feel…