The Week That Was, March 4th – 10th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Parliament, and Denmark, was shocked by the sudden death of Conservative Party leader Søren Pape Poulsen at the age of 52. The government will convene all-party talks about rising anti-Semitism in this country…
MoreGovernment vows to fight rising anti-Semitism
The government will convene all-party talks about rising anti-Semitism in this country after the Danish Jewish Community published a report, Thursday, showing 121 incidents of verbal and physical attacks on Jews last year….
MoreAuthorities preparing crisis awareness plan
The authorities are working on a crisis awareness plan to prepare the public for what to do in the case of war or other catastrophes. While an increasing number of Danes have already…
MoreDevelopment Aid Minister joins appeal to Israel
Denmark has joined the call for more humanitarian aid to Gaza. In a message on social media X, Thursday, Minister for Development Cooperation Dan Jorgensen said he’s joining partners in an appeal to…
MoreLøkke welcomes US plans for Gaza port
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has welcomed President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. military will build a temporary port off of Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to ensure the delivery of emergency aid. In a mailed response to news…
MoreCulture Minister bangs the drum for more statues of women
Of Denmark’s 321 statues, less than 10% are of women but that will change very soon if it’s up to Minister for Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt, who’s pledged to spend up to DKK 50m…
MoreDefence Minister: Arctic surveillance ships need to be scrapped
The Navy needs a massive investment in new Arctic warships to replace its four ageing, worn-out ‘Thetis-class’ inspection vessels, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said yesterday in an interview with Greenland media. “These…
MoreBoom time for Novo
Novo Nordisk shares skyrocketed, Thursday, after the pharmaceutical giant unveiled data for a potential new obesity medication suggesting it was more effective than its blockbuster Wegovy weigh-loss treatment. The company’s stock closed 8.3%…
MoreCoalition parties against war tax
Two of the three coalition partners have dismissed rumours the government is preparing to impose a ’war tax’. Following weeks of speculation at Christiansborg (Parliament) about a possible security tax to finance extra…
MoreGreenland wants human rights probe for indigenous women
The Greenland government is pushing for an inquiry into whether the human rights of 143 indigenous women were violated during the 1960s and 70s when Denmark forced them to be fitted with a…
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