Politics / Economy A number of anonymous Social Democrat and Social Liberal ministers claimed that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be forced to reshuffle her team after summer and Socialist People’s Party (SPP)…

Politics The Liberal Alliance urged the Liberals to fight harder against Socialism and criticised their failure to propose constructive solutions. Liberal Søren Pind said benefits reforms could have been implemented by the previous…

Politics / Economy Just six months after the general election, a new Greens Institute poll for financial daily Børsen showed that fewer than one in five would vote for the ruling Social Democrats…

Politics / Economy In a rather embarrassing climbdown, the government dropped plans to impose a congestion fee on all cars entering Copenhagen, one of its key campaign issues. To compensate, and placate the…

Politics / Economy The opposition would gain power with 94 seats and a comfortable 13-seat majority over the government alliance if an election was held today, a new poll showed. The influential Økonomisk…

Politics / Economy A new Voxmeter poll indicated a comfortable majority for the opposition if an election were held right now. The number of housing starts in Denmark nose dived during the final…

Politics /Economy The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) signalled a return to left-wing values by threatening to cut the bi-annual child support cheque for high earners, while the Liberals warned they would fight any…

Politics / Economy The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) urged Denmark to introduce income tax cuts and warned that the ‘the current international slowdown entails new risks for the Danish economy’….

Politics / Economy Minister for Taxation Thor Möger Pedersen issued a warning that only those who work should expect any tax relief in the government’s upcoming tax reform. In a direct counter attack,…

Politics / Economy Minister for Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr was also appointed Minister for Health and Prevention, replacing Astrid Krag, who started maternity leave. Following an announcement about layoffs at the…