Denmark

New driving license rules rolled out by the European Commission have apparently already entered 'into force', but closer inspection reveals that they will take years to make it onto the roads.

Why is the central bank talking about property prices in Copenhagen and what sets the Danish housing market apart from other countries in Europe? Our column Inside Denmark looks the stories we’ve been talking about over the past week.

Fears of days of travel chaos across Europe and the world eased on Saturday after plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to implement a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on some 6,000 of its A320 planes.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Friday that she made a mistake in the campaign for the recent local elections, which saw her Social Democratic party suffer heavy losses.

The governing Social Democratic party is proposing a study to set out the political leanings of the country’s media organisations.

Social Democratic ministers have defended Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the party leader, after local councillors from the party said she should step down.

US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrolThe Danish government has set up a “night watch” in the foreign ministry, not to keep out the wildlings and White Walkers like the Night’s Watch of Game of Thrones, but rather to monitor Donald Trump’s pronouncements and movements while […]

The European Commission wants to make rail trips between major European cities faster and easier for international travellers, and has launched a new strategy with this aim in mind.

The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models.

The UK government has warned European travellers that they will be refused entry from February 2026, if they do not have the required ETA visa waiver.

A Danish documentary to be aired on television on Wednesday evening reveals overcrowded, malnourished and neglected pigs at farms run by some of Denmark's most influential farmers, broadcaster TV2 said.

Over 13,000 foreign-owned companies in Denmark can be traced to countries across the world and have a record for international recruitment, according to national statistics.

People buying property in Denmark should keep in mind that house prices are not guaranteed to continue their current upward curve, the country’s central bank has warned.

Next year's budget to get approval, winter tyre rules likely to apply, 'julehygge' and a full three days off around Christmas Day. Here are some things to look out for in Denmark this December.

Report dashes hopes for new use for blockbuster weight-loss drugBusiness live – latest updatesNovo Nordisk shares slumped on Monday after the drugmaker said the pill version of its weight-loss drug Ozempic had failed to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in two large studies.The Danish company said patients who took the drug did not see their […]

This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistakeCas Mudde is the author of The Far Right TodayAfter more than 100 years, Copenhagen no longer has a Social Democrat mayor. Sisse Marie Welling, the new lord mayor, represents neither the mainstream right nor the far right but the Green […]

Governments across the continent have attacked green rules with increasing ferocity – all while professing their commitment to existing climate targets• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereTo little fanfare and few international headlines, Denmark just announced one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets.The […]

21 November 1985: Jonathan Steele reports on a new bill to curb immigration in DenmarkCopenhagenBeside the Tivoli Gardens here a group of Iranians have set up a makeshift camp beneath the arches of the railway station entrance.With police permission, they chose Denmark’s best known landmark for a week-long vigil which is designed to shock passersby. A […]

PM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 yearsMette Frederiksen has admitted that a fall in support for the Social Democrats was “greater than we had expected” after her party suffered sweeping defeats across Denmark and lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in more than 100 […]

This heart-stopping Danish investigation about a mob lawyer turned whistleblower is more dramatic than Scandi-noir as it drops one huge revelation after another. It’s easy to see why it absolutely rocked DenmarkAs film-maker Mads Brügger explains at the outset of this four-part documentary series, a black swan is the name given to an event so […]