No matter what type of government emerges from ongoing negotiations the new coalition will be forced to address a growing political dispute over new citizens – following the general election the current citizenship…

The ‘drones’ affair could also become a major problem for the next government. Copenhagen Airport was shut down for four hours in September after ‘two to three’ large drones (UAVs) were spotted flying in…

Acting prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet India’s leader, Narendra Modi, in Oslo on Tuesday as Nordic countries seek closer ties with the South Asian country amid growing geopolitical and economic pressure on…

Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and two foundations have agreed to donate DKK180m ($28m) to improve healthcare in East Africa. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said in a press release that the partnership between…

The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has publicly backed rising religious-based negative social control at secondary schools (Gymnasier). This follows reports of students policing each other over clothing, alcohol, smoking and sexuality, including incidences…

Queen Margrethe II has been admitted to the National Hospital (Rigshospitalet) with chest pain associated with angina, the Royal House confirmed on Thursday. The palace said the 86-year-old Queen was tired but in…

Tensions inside the blue bloc escalated on Tuesday as several parties accused Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt of risking another Social Democrat-led government by refusing to accept Lars Løkke Rasmussen and…

Government talks appear to be heading for a new deadlock after ‘royal negotiator’ Troels Lund Poulsen announced last night he would continue negotiations with seven parties while dropping three left-wing parties from the…

The Supreme Court has ruled that a school in Albertslund, west of Copenhagen, indirectly discriminated against a Muslim trainee teacher by requiring her to shake hands with men. The case dates back to…

Denmark is pushing for tighter European rules on deporting foreign criminals at a key Council of Europe summit in Moldova. Foreign ministers from 46 countries met Thursday in Chișinău, where Denmark pressed for…