The Week That Was, May 23rd – May 29th
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen defended an upcoming income tax hike meant to offset the abolishment of the PSO energy duty – critics accused him of violating a campaign promise…
MoreThe Week That Was, February May 17th – 22nd 2016
Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party blamed current national tensions, conflicts and frustrations on the many Muslims living in Denmark and called for a drastic reduction in the number of refugees granted asylum status….
MoreThe Week That Was, May 2nd – May 6th 2016
Politics / Economy Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl invited the Social Democrats to form a joint front to sabotage the government’s tripartite labour agreement aimed at getting more refugees into work….
MoreThe Week That Was, April 25th – May 1st 2016
Politics / Economy A new Megafon poll for Politiken/TV2 showed the government and its support parties have gained a couple of percentage points over the past months and, with 50.5% of the vote,…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 18th – April 24th 2016
Politics / Economy A new Wilke poll indicated a virtual dead heat between the two opposing blocs, with a slight advantage to the government and its allies (50.6%-49.4%) – the ruling Liberals have…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 11th – April 16th 2016
Politics / Economy Liberal Alliance MP Joachim B. Olsen sparked off a controversy by suggesting that welfare clients living in remote, rural regions should receive lower social benefits than city dwellers – the…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 4th – April 10th 2016
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen characterised the Panama Papers affair as ‘disheartening and destructive’ and moving money out of Denmark to avoid taxation as ‘totally unacceptable’. Liberal Alliance (LA) leader…
MoreDenmark will help Greece to control border
The government has agreed to send 20 Danish customs officials to help the Greek authorities enforce the EU’s agreement with Turkey, signed Friday. Under the terms of the deal, the Greek authorities will…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 14th – March 20th 2016
Politics / Economy A new poll showed the left-wing opposition would re-win power with 50.5% of the vote if an election was held today, The government successfully concluded a partial tripartite labour agreement…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 7th – March 13th 2016
Politics/Economy The government would face defeat if an election was held right now – the average of all February opinion polls showed support for the ruling Liberals has dropped to just 17.1 per…
More
Danish Krone Exchange Rate