Politics/Economy: The government tightened border controls with Sweden following a wave of Swedish gang violence that has spilled over into Denmark in recent weeks – since April there have been 25 episodes of…

Politics/Economy: Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard warned he won’t accept ‘Swedish-like’ disorder in this country after a week when three teenagers from Denmark’s northern neighbour were arrested and charged with attempted murder in the…

Politics/Economy: As the government heads for the summer recess a ‘poll of polls’ by election analyst Kasper Møller Hansen of Copenhagen University showed the tripartite coalition has the support of no more than…

Politics/Economy: The Prime Minister’s Office denied claims that one of Mette Frederiksen’s special advisors demanded the dismissal of a leading political lobbyist, following reports that a partner at public affairs consultancy firm Rud…

Politics/Economy: Following their recent success at the EU election a new Voxmeter poll showed the socialist Green Left party would be the biggest in parliament if an election was held right now with…

Politics/Economy: The Green Left would be parliament’s biggest party if an election was held right now – the latest Gallup poll indicated the socialist party would win 17.9% of the vote, compared to…

Politics/Economy: The government announced plans for ‘significant tax cuts including DKK800m in tax relief aimed primarily at the business sector as part of an overall DKK1.2bn ‘entrepreneurial strategy’. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen admitted…

Politics/Economy: In Constitution Day speeches, Liberal (Venstre) leader, and defence minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, focused on Ukraine and Denmark’s contribution to the fight against Russia, while Green Left leader Pia Olsen Dyhr called…

Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ridiculed the centre-right for failing to name a potential candidate for her job – during parliament’s concluding debate before the summer recess, the PM said the opposition doesn’t…

Politics/Economy: The economy shrank by 1.8% in the year’s first quarter (Q1), the biggest quarterly economic decline since the global pandemic – Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped 1.8% from the previous three months…