Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has refused to speculate about a possible election date or the Social Liberals’ (Radikale) threat to topple the government with a vote of no confidence unless she names a…

After months of speculation Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen has finally announced his candidacy for prime minister – which means the ‘blue bloc’ opposition will have two party leaders fighting to oust Mette Frederiksen…

Parties on both sides of the aisle have joined the call for a ban on Russian citizens entering Denmark. After Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said last week the government would consider any measures that would…

Denmark has pledged a further €110m in financial assistance to Ukraine, part of more than €1.5bn committed by 26 countries at yesterday’s international donor conference in Copenhagen where Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faces a new grilling about the Minkgate affair today when she appears before parliament’s Granskningsudvalget (Oversight Committee) to explain why ten leading civil servants, including her closest advisor, Barbara…

The government is considering President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appeal to ban Russian tourists. After the Ukrainian leader said this week that the way to stop Russia from annexing any more of Ukraine’s territory is…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to closer collaboration between Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. At a meeting in Malmø, southern Sweden, Monday the defence ministers of the three countries reached agreement to share…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s approval ratings have sunk to an all-time low, a bad sign for the government ahead of the next election that many analysts predict will be held this autumn. A…

The government’s comfortable lead in the polls throughout the corona epidemic has disappeared. The latest Epinion survey for DR News shows a virtual ‘dead heat’ between the ‘red’ and ‘blue’ blocs, at 47.9%…

A Danish journalist has been expelled from Russia for ‘security and defence issues’ and given a 10-year entry ban. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said last night that the deportation of DR News correspondent…