The Week That Was, August 24th – 31st 2025:
Politics/Economy: Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen presented the 2026 draft budget including heavy investement in welfare and security, alongside tax cuts to ease the cost of living. In its latest Economic Review the government…
MoreGovernment offers to treat Gaza patients in East Jerusalem
The government has offered to fund treatment for critically ill Palestinian patients in East Jerusalem hospitals. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday that DKK30m ($4.7m) has already been earmarked for the plan,…
MoreElectricity tax-cut drives inflation to record low
The government’s plan to slash the duty on electricity to near zero for two years will push inflation from 1.7 percent this year down to just 0.9 percent in 2026. According to the…
MoreNew budget – more welfare, defence, and tax cuts
The 2026 budget will include heavy investement in welfare and security alongside tax cuts to ease the cost of living, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen said last night ahead of the release of the…
MorePET surveillance law sparks alarm
Voters are critical of the government’s plan to expand Danish Intelligence’s (PET) access to citizens’ data. The proposals, if passed, would allow PET to collect and analyse vast amounts of personal data, including…
MoreDanish firms made billions from U.S. bases in Greenland
Danish contractors earned an estimated DKK 13bn ($2 bn) from U.S. military bases in Greenland during the three decades of the Cold War while the Arctic island saw little benefit. Newly released documents…
MoreDR drops Boston Consulting over Gaza controversy
State-run DR TV has cut all ties with major consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) citing security risks for staff in the Middle East. The decision, announced Thursday by DR Director General Bjarne…
MorePolitical outrage as religious leader tells Muslims how to vote
A Facebook post urging Muslims not to vote for parties backing Israel has sparked political outrage. The inflammatory message posted by Islamic theologian Imran Bin Munir Husayn, stated: “It is haram [forbidden] for…
MoreForeign Ministry: Trump’s espionage tactics in Greenland ‘unacceptable’
The USA’s highest-ranking diplomat in Denmark has been told very clearly that any attempts by the Trump Administration to interfere in Greenlandic affairs are ‘unacceptable.’ After it was reported, Wednesday,that at least three…
MorePM apologises to Greenland women for illegal contraception
For the first time ever Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has apologised for the the forced insertion of contraceptive coils (IUD) by Danish doctors in thousands of Greenlandic women during the 1960s and 70s. The…
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