The Week That Was, December 2nd – December 8th 2019
Politics/Economy: The government and its allies finally reached agreement on the 2020 budget that will increase welfare spending across the board – more childcare workers, more funding for schools, and more money for…
MoreAdmiral: Denmark needs help to keep Russia at bay in Arctic
It will need a lot of money and military assistance to keep Russian submarines away from Greenland, a former top-ranking naval official said yesterday after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that Denmark, Greenland…
MoreEx-PM: ‘Time to get rid of defence opt-out’
Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Denmark to drop its defence opt-out so the country can participate fully in joint EU military operations. In response to European Commission President Ursula von der…
MoreFraud at military agency?
The Danish military has been accused of not knowing where its money goes after a report by the National Audit office revealed major discrepancies in DKK500m of procurements. An expert warned of possible…
MoreMette Frederiksen helped to define 2019
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is named as one of 50 people who ‘defined 2019’ on Bloomberg Businessweek’s annual list of ‘movers and shakers’. The PM joins Swedish climate activist Grethe Thunberg, U.S. news…
MoreGovernment puts forward ‘Blackstone bill’
The government has put forward a plan to stop ‘greedy’ property speculators, particularly U.S. company Blackstone, from purchasing rental properties and pushing up rents. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen vowed take action during her…
MoreDanske Bank earning billions despite scandal
Despite an exodus of customers since the money laundering scandal and a sharp drop in stock market value, Danske Bank has upwardly adjusted its 2019 profit expectation for the second time in less…
MorePilots’ strike hits SAS profit
Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) bottom line has been severely hit by the pilots’ strike earlier this year. Earnings for the 2018/19 financial year fell to DKK440m, a drop of 60% on last year, accounts…
MoreDenmark offers more planes to NATO as Trump charms Mette
Denmark has agreed to make four more planes available to NATO in 2020 and 2021. Following ‘positive’ talks with U.S. President Trump at the alliance summit in London, Wednesday, the PM said NATO…
MoreMinister seizes 3rd foreign fighter passport
Foreign Minister Mattias Tesfaye has seized the passport of another foreign fighter, the third over the past 10 days, in accordance with legislation passed in October that allows the Minister government to revoke…
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