The 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…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 1st – 7th 2017
Politics/Economy As the left-wing celebrated May 1st with rallies and demonstrations throughout the country, a new study showed a majority of unskilled employees voted for a right-leaning party at the 2015 general election…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 24th – 30th 2017
Politics/Economy Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl accused Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of ‘unnecessary involvement’ in France’s election campaign after he publicly praised 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron for his strong showing…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 17th – 23rd 2017
Politics/Economy: New figures from the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (AE) showed 44,141 people were stuck under the poverty level in 2015 compared to 18,650 14 years ago – Minister for Economic Affairs and the…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 3rd – April 10th 2017
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called the Stockholm attack, Friday, a ‘cowardly attempt to intimidate us and our peaceful way of life in Scandinavia’. Immigration was the key to victory for the…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 27th – April 2nd 2017
Politics/Economy After an hour-long meeting with President Trump at the White House, Thursday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he has more confidence in the new administration today than directly after the U.S….
MoreThe Week That Was, March 20th – March 26th 2017
Politics/Economy Ahead of a meeting with President Trump in Washington this week, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen acknowledged that the current US government ‘works in a different way than what we have seen…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 13th – March 19th 2017
Politics/Economy An image of Integration Minister Inger Støjberg posing with a large, birthday-like cake adorned with the Danish flag to mark the 50th time the government has tightened immigration legislation was dismissed as…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 6th – March 12th 2017
Politics/Economy As the government completed its first 100 days in power, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen urged his cabinet ministers to ‘consult with, and inform’ the Danish People’s Party (DPP) on a regular…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 27th – March 5th 2017
Politics/Economy: Integration Minister Inger Støjberg lashed out at ‘greedy refugees’ whose only aim is to demand more and more from the Danish state. Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard said he was confident he…
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