The Week That Was, March 11th – March 17th 2019
Politics/Economy: Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen promised two major offshore windfarms, in addition to the three already scheduled, as the Social Democrats tried to push green energy higher up the election campaign agenda. A…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 4th – March 10th 2019
Politics/Economy: A weighted average of all recent opinion polls showed Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen needs to encourage at least 64,000 voters to change sides to stand any chance of winning a new…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 25th – March 3rd 2019
Politics/Economy: A new Epinion poll for DR news showed the opposition has increased its lead over the government alliance – the Social Democrat-led ‘red’ bloc of parties are on course to win the…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 18th – 24th 2019
Politics/Economy: More than 25,000 refugees risk being sent home as a result of the government’s ‘paradigm shift’ in immigration policy that will lead to more focus on repatriation and less on integration –…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 11th – 17th 2019
Politics/Economy: Jens Stoltenberg praised Denmark for increasing defence spending and contributing to military missions around the world. Speaking at a meeting of allied defence ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, the NATO Secretary…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 4th – 10th 2019
Politics/Economy: An independent report into Denmark’s participation in foreign wars between 1993-2004 revealed that ahead of the government’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, prime minister at the time Anders…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 28th – February 3rd 2019
Politics/Economy: A cross-party majority agreed to grant the Danish military DKK4.5bn more than agreed in last year’s defence bill, raising spending to 1.5 percent of GDP in 2023, up from the planned 1.35…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 21st – January 27th 2019
Politics/Economy: The latest Epinion poll for DR News indicates 54.2% would vote for the ‘red’ bloc if an election was held today – support for the government alliance has fallen to 45.8%. New…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 14th – January 20th 2019
Politics/Economy: The latest YouGov poll showed less than one percentage point separates the two opposing blocs – if an election was held today the opposition would win 50.3% against the government + Danish…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 7th – January 13th 2019
Politics/Economy: A weighted average of all polls since the start of December showed the opposition has maintained its lead as the election approaches – the ‘red’ bloc is leading by 2-2.5% despite the…
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