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Ministers launch talks on multiannual spending, but French elections are set to delay agreement. National governments will be under pressure at ministerial talks on Friday to...

Malmström says Denmark's interpretation of common visa rules is an “unfortunate and difficult situation”. Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for home...

Danes seek to opt in after opt-outs. Since Denmark took over the presidency of the Council of Ministers on 1 January, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's prime minister, has...

Denmark's prime minister is struggling to cope on the domestic stage. Here is some good news for European Commission stagiaires, MEPs' assistants – even for the MEPs...

Danish presidency cuts out the waste. More than two years have passed since Denmark was last in the global spotlight, when it was hosting the inconclusive UN talks on climate...

Economic recovery is main priority of new presidency Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union's Council of Ministers on 1 January with the declared intention...

Denmark aims to bring a touch of class to the Council. Denmark has a good reputation in the field of furniture and interior décor. So for at least the duration of...

The incoming Danish presidency is split on the bigger questions of European policy, but it should have no problem pushing forward day-to-day work. Those in Brussels wanting a...

Denmark's position at the forefront of environment policy is likely to have a strong influence on its presidency. In 1973, when the world was in the throes of a global energy...

France's elections and Europe's financial constraints will hamper Denmark's efforts to provide budget talks with fresh impetus. Denmark has set itself the ambitious and...

Who will say 'Yes' to the inter-governmental treaty? Questions remain over how many non-eurozone countries will sign up to the ‘fiscal compact' deal reached at the summit.

As Denmark takes the helm of the EU presidency, who are the ministers to watch out for? Helle Thorning-Schmidt – prime minister

The Danes are likely to have a frustrating six months dealing with justice and home affairs. Justice and home affairs was to have been a priority area for Denmark during its...

As a seven-time holder of the presidency of the EU's Council of Ministers, Denmark will bring with it invaluable knowledge of running the EU. But there are plenty of...

Being outside the eurozone will make it harder for Denmark to build consensus. Denmark could scarcely be taking over the presidency of the European Union's Council of...

Denmark has negotiated four opt-outs, yet still strives not to be excluded from decision-making. Denmark has invaluable experience to help it deal with the increasingly...

Possibility of parliamentary disapproval and the need for referenda place question marks over EU's new economic treaty. Nine of the ten EU member states that do not use the...

Finance minister gets pushed aside. Bjarne Corydon rejoices in the title of finance minister of Denmark, but that does not mean that he will be chairing meetings of the...

In theory, the single market should bring customers price convergence across the EU, but price differences persist between the north and south, and within countries. A...

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen leaves the Party of European Socialists. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, a former prime minister of Denmark, announced on Monday (21 November) that he is stepping...