The Week That Was, November 24th – 30th 2025:
Politics/Economy: A new opinion poll showed the Social Democrats have sunk to their lowest level of support since Mette Frederiksen became party leader in 2015 and would win no more than 17.5% of…
MoreNew poll: Voters punish Social Democrats – and Mette
The Social Democrats have sunk to their lowest level of support since Mette Frederiksen became party leader in 2015. A new Epinion poll taken following last week’s disastrous local elections shows the party…
MoreMinisters back PM as base gets angry
Social Democrat ministers have given Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a public show of support after 41 local councillors urged her to step down following last week’s disastrous local elections. Ahead of a meeting…
MoreSocial Democrats push for political bias probe of all media
The ruling Social Democrats have suggested a ‘root and branch’ investigation into whether all Danish media is too political after Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt on Wednesday called for an independent study into claims…
MoreAnimal welfare group files police report over pig abuse
Three prominent pig producers have been reported to the police by the Animal Protection Agency (APA) following a harrowing TV 2 documentary that exposed severe mistreatment of pigs. In response to disturbing undercover…
MoreDanish moonshot
The government has appropriated DKK125-130m ($12.3–12.8m) for Denmark’s first moon probe. According to reports a Danish-led satellite could be sent into orbit around the moon as early as 2029 to map where astronauts…
MoreIrish band accused of terrorism to perform at Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival has come under fire for hiring controversial Irish rap group Kneecap to perform next year, a band that’s been accused of antisemitism and terrorism for their pro-Palestinian messaging and alleged support…
MoreEuropean court backs tunnel to Germany
Denmark may be on the brink of victory in its legal battle over the Fehmarn Belt tunnel after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) backed the fixed link to Germany currently under construction…
MoreGerman aircraft to monitor waters around Greenland, Faroe Islands
In reponse to warnings from experts that locating a Russian submarine in Denmark’s territorial waters around Greenland and the Faroe Islands would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack, Defence…
MoreForeign Ministry on ‘Trumpwatch’
The Foreign Ministry has set up a special ‘night shift watch’ to monitor developments in the US in response to Donald Trump’s repeated ambitions to secure control of Greenland. According to a report…
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