Politics Speculation about the date of the upcoming lection increased throughout the week. Defence Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech signalled the start of the campaign during a visit to Washington DC, Wednesday, when she…

Politics Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen ended the week on a high note after a new Gallup opinion poll showed virtual parity between the two opposing factions, although the good news for the…

Politics This year’s election could signal Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s final ‘hurrah’ – 55% of voters said in a new poll that she should quit if the opposition fails to win power…

Politics A Facebook statement by Minister for Integration Søren Pind, in which he compared the protests against the felling of trees at Østerild in Jutland with the terror attacks in Oslo, caused an…

Politics Integration Minister Søren Pind will be forced to ease Denmark’s strict immigration legislation after losing a test case at the European Court of Human Rights last month. The Danish People’s Party (DPP)…

Politics Conservative party leader Lars Barfoed refused to offer any guarantee of a new term alongside coalition partners, the Liberals, even if Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen remains in power. Barfoed also criticised…

Politics Although all opinion polls show the opposition heading for a comfortable victory in this year’s election, a new breakdown of voter preference showed that a majority of the ‘undecided’, who could prove…

Politics The government’s border control bill became reality, Friday, after the opposition’s motion to reject the controversial proposals was defeated in parliament. At least 50 new customs officials will now be patrolling the…

Politics Liberal and Conservative constituency chairmen have urged their respective party leaderships to distance themselves from the shrill, aggressive tone of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) in this year’s election campaign. One local…

Politics / Foreign Affairs The government was on the back-foot all week after parliament narrowly passed a proposal to introduce stricter border control checks. During a grilling by Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Minister…