Greenland calls general election
Greenland will hold a snap election on March 11th. The parliament (Inatsisartut) in Nuuk yesterday unanimously approved Prime Minister Múte Egede’s proposal for a quick election that he said comes in the midst of…
MoreGreenland parliament debates foreign lobbyists bill
Ahead of yesterday’s vote for a general election Greenland’s parliament (Inatsisartut) debated whether to prohibit political parties from receiving contributions from ‘foreign or anonymous contributors’ following the recent massive interest in the country…
MorePM looks for support at Downing Street
Denmark and the UK have agreed to ‘step up joint cooperation’ to address threats faced in the Artic region, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last night following a working dinner with her British…
MoreNew right-wing party heading for parliament
Christiansborg (parliament) would have a new party if an election was held today. A new Voxmeter poll for the Ritzau news agency shows the right-wing Citizens Party (Borgernes Parti) founded by former New…
MorePrime Minister summoned over Israeli arms affair
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is facing a grilling over the Israeli arms affair. Parliament’s Oversight Committee (Granskningsudvalg) has summoned the PM regarding Denmark’s controversial DKK1.7bn ($250m) purchase of rocket launchers from Israeli company Elbit….
MoreEconomy Minister denounces false war-tax claim
Economy Minister Stephanie Lose has lashed out at the pro-business Liberal Alliance (LA) for making false claims about a potential war tax – but at the same time declined to out the potential…
MoreBusiness shorts
Business taxes top DKK100bn…Danish Crown closes Chinese plant….Bornholm awarded multi-billion EU energy grant…Non-alcohol beer boom…. Danish companies paid a record DKK107b ($14bn) in corporate taxes last year, only the second time ever business…
MoreEU declares support for Denmark
The EU issued a joint declaration of support last night for Denmark and promised to defend the country’s territories against Donald Trump if needed. Following a long day of talks, Monday, between 27…
MoreNATO Secretary General avoids Greenland issue
At yesterday’s informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte acknowledged geopolitical concerns in the Arctic but avoided directly addressing the growing crisis between Denmark and the US and…
MorePM refutes ‘bad ally’ claim
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has hit back at US Vice President J.D. Vance for accusing Denmark of being a bad ally. Speaking to reporters ahead of an informal EU leaders meeting in Brussels…
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