The Week That Was, July 4th – July 10th 2022
SHOPPING MALL SHOOTING: Three people were killed after a lone gunman launched a shooting spree at the Field’s shopping mall in Amager, Copenhagen, last weekend. The 22-year-old suspect was remanded in custody for…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 27th – July 3rd 2022:
Politics/Economy: In its final report into the ‘Minkgate’ affair the Mink Commission concluded that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made grossly misleading statements when she announced that the country’s entire mink population should be…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 19th – 25th 2022:
Politics/Economy: Opposition parties called for a legal inquiry into whether Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen should face an impeachment trial, after a leaked draft of the Mink Commission’s yet-to-be-released report questioned the legality of…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 13th – 19th 2022:
Politics/Economy: The Mink Commission announced it will submit its final conclusions to Parliament at the end of this month – opposition parties have already said they want to see the PM impeached if…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 7th-12th 2022:
Politics/Economy: Leading political commentators predicted the Prime Minister is preparing to call an election this autumn, following her suggestion of a left-right multi-party coalition – Berlingske’s Bent Winther said he’s confident voters will…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 30th – June 6th 2022:
Politics/Economy: Russia cut gas supplies to Denmark after partially state-owned energy company Ørsted refused to make payments in rubles – Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen characterised Russian Gazprom’s decision as ‘extortion’ and ‘completely unacceptable’….
MoreThe Week That Was, May 23rd–29th 2022:
Politics/Economy: Former immigration minister Inger Støjberg promised to address questions regarding her political future after summer – at a ‘thank you party’ in Hadsund, her first public appearance without the electronic ankle tag…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 16th–22nd 2022:
Politics/Economy: Former defence minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, won’t be charged with leaking state secrets after a parliamentary majority opposed lifting his political immunity – Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye said he would be informing…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 10th–16th 2022:
Politics/Economy: In its latest economic review the Ministry of Finance said the Danish economy is so robust right now that it can resist the effects of inflation, and the war in Ukraine, and…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 2nd– May 9th 2022:
Ukraine crisis: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed thousands of people gathered at Copenhagen’s Town Hall Square on Wednesday May 4th, the 77th anniversary of Denmark’s liberation from German occupation – via a video…
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