The Week That Was, August 7th – August 13th 2017
Politics/Economy Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen kick-started the new political season by inviting the Danish People’s Party (DPP) to form a ‘welfare alliance’ against the government’s proposals to cap public expenditure growth and cut…
MoreSummer Summary – the main news while you were away
Here’s a brief overview of the past three weeks news. If you’ve been away you didn’t miss much – apart from the worst July weather since 1979. Politics/Economy Prince Henrik sparked off a…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 3rd – July 9th 2017
Politics/Economy Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen urged Donald Trump to ‘straighten himself out, focus on the issues, and respect the dignity of his office’ after the US President tweeted a short video clip of…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 26th – June 2nd 2017
Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Conservatives demanded immediate control of Denmark’s border with Sweden following reports of a significant increase in the number of Islamists who have settled there. Integration Minister…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 19th – June 25th 2017
Politics/Economy Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said she will no longer share confidential information with any parliamentary committee following a string of damaging leaks concerning sensitive immigration issues – opposition parties called for a…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 12th – June 18th 2017
Politics/Economy: 51.4% of respondents in a new Voxmeter survey said they believe Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has far more power than his allies on the right, including Prime Minister…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 6th – June 11th 2017
Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party (DPP) demanded a guarantee from the Social Democrats they won’t ease up on Denmark’s strict immigration policy during the next elective period if they regain power. Public confidence…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 22nd – 28th 2017
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen vowed to strengthen the battle against terrorism after the ’cowardly, vile attack’ in Manchester, UK, where at least 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber Monday…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 15th – 21st 2017
Politics/Economy In a new report the National Audit Office (Rigsrevisionen) questioned the controversial 2014 deal that saw a significant ownership share of DONG Energy sold to U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs – despite…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 8th – 12th 2017
Politics/Economy While the majority of Danish politicians publicly congratulated French President-elect Emmanuel Macron for his election victory, Sunday, he was dismissed as a ‘little gay boy’ by former Danish People’s Party (DPP) MP…
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