The Week That Was, November 30th – December 6th 2015
Foreign Affairs/EU In the long-awaited justice opt-out referendum Danes rejected the government’s proposal to shed the justice opt-out – with all the votes counted, the “No” camp won 53.1 percent against 46.9 percent…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 23rd – November 29th 2015
Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party (DPP) warned that Denmark could become a ‘magnet’ for refugees after Sweden imposed a number of measures aimed at restricting the number of asylum seekers. Integration Minister…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 16th – November 22nd 2015
Foreign Affairs/EU In an official response to the Paris attacks, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said: “The terror that has hit France, is an attack on the entire Western world – including Denmark. The…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 9th – November 15th 2015
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen presented new proposals to tighten immigration rules even more to stem the drastic increase in asylum seekers Denmark’s consumer price inflation eased slightly in October after remaining…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 2nd – November 8th 2015
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen dismissed calls to give US whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum in this country. In a speech at Harvard University, the Prime Minister praised the Nordic welfare state model…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 25th –November 1st 2015
Politics/Economy The Social Democrats pulled out of negotiations to cap social benefits after party leader Mette Frederiksen said the government is aiming to slash entitlements for people who have experienced ‘extreme difficulty’ finding…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 19th – October 24th 2015
Politics/Economy The government put together a new package of proposals aimed at restricting immigration, including stricter requirements for permanent residency, tighter rules for family reunification, and amending the criteria for quota refugees. During…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 12th – October 18th 2015
Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party (DPP) became involved in a campaign controversy ahead of the opt-out referendum on December 3rd after it was revealed that the MELD organisation (Europe of Liberties and Democracy),…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 5th – October 11th 2015
Politics/Economy Immigration and integration dominated Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, when he said no matter whether one believes there are too many, or too few, refugees in Denmark,…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 28th – October 4th 2015
Politics/Economy Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen presented the government’s draft budget, Tuesday, which, if passed, will lead to increase spending on health care and the elderly, financed by cuts in foreign aid, ‘green’…
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