The Week That Was, March 18th – 24th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government’s majority is balancing on a knife edge after Liberal MP Mads Fuglede ‘defected’ to Denmark’s Democrats – the three coalition partners now only have 86 seats against the opposition’s 87….
MoreThe Week That Was, March 11th – 17th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government presented a plan to increase defence spending by more than DKK 40bn ($6 b) over the next four years – in a more surprising move, the Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 12th-18th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Denmark is now in line with NATO’s demand that countries spend at least 2% of GDP on defence – Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the Western military alliance has confirmed Denmark’s…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 5th – 11th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The foreign trade surplus increased in December as exports rose faster than imports – overall, the trade surplus for 2023 shrank to DKK 271.3 billion from DKK 314.2 billion in 2022. Ex-Moderates…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 29th – February 4th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The right-wing Liberal Alliance would be the 2nd-biggest party in parliament if an election was held today – the latest Epinion poll for DR News also indicated the three government coalition parties…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 22nd – 28th 2023:
Politics/Economy: A new opinion poll showed the business-friendly Liberal Alliance (LA) has made gains since controversial former New Right leader Pernille Vermund joined the party last week and would be the country’s 2nd-biggest…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 8th – 14th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen urged Danes to ‘keep calm’ after Swedish political and military officials warned of the threat of war – he also said the delivery of the first Danish…
MoreWhile you were away – a roundup of all the Christmas/New Year news, December 18th – January 7th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The holiday period was dominated by the shock news of Queen Margrethe’s abdication – Her Majesty made the announcement in her traditional speech to the nation New Year’s Eve when she said…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 11th – 17th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The police arrested three people on suspicion of plotting to carry out an act of terror – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the suspects were acting on behalf of the Palestinian…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 4th – 9th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Minister for Digital Government and Gender Equality Mia Wagner quit the government just two weeks after being appointed– she was replaced by Marie Bjerre, who made way for the TV personality in…
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