The Week That Was, August 31st – September 6th 2026:
Politics/Economy: A number of local Liberal (Venstre) officials quit the party and called for leader Troels Lund Poulsen to step down after the party voted to pass the controversial new fertiliser bill in…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 24th – 30th 2026:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that migrants from the Middle East are the ‘enemy within’- the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) immigration spokesperson Mikkel Bjørn said the ‘remigration’ of non-western immigrants is still…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 10th – 16th 2026:
Politics/Economy: A parliamentary push to force the government to take tougher action over the migrant flow towards the Spanish enclave of Ceuta failed after three Danish People’s Party (DPP) MPs failed to turn…
MoreWhile You Were Away – a round-up of the summer news, July 17th – August 10th, 2026:
Politics/Economy: Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt said he ‘regretted’ giving pro-Russian, anti-NATO, Montenegro politician Vladislav Dajković a guided tour of parliament – following a hail of criticism the DPP leader claimed…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 6th –12th 2026:
Politics/Economy: Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt said he hasn’t ruled out running for prime minister in the future ‘if the circumstances are right’ but, more surprisingly, would be ready to support…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 29th – July 5th 2026:
Politics/Economy: The economy grew by a modest 1.9% in the year’s first quarter (Q1) mainly due to the strong pharmaceutical sector – a new study by the Rockwool Foundation found that a halving…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 22nd – 26th 2026:
Politics/Economy: Police investigations across five districts failed to find any direct evidence that illegal drones were in Danish airspace during last year’s wave of drone sightings, contradicting the Defence Ministry’s conclusions earlier in…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 8th – 14th 2026:
Politics/Economy: Lars Løkke Rasmussen blamed Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt for preventing the formation of a centre-right government – the Moderates leader said his party had entered government talks hoping to…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 1st – 7th 2026:
Politics/Economy: Following a record 69 days of negotiations acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced a new, left-leaning, coalition consisting of the Social Democrats, Social Liberals (Radikale), Green Left (Socialists/SF), and the Moderates with…
MoreSupreme Court rejects bid to strip family of Danish citizenship
A Somali father and his five children have been allowed to keep their Danish citizenship after the Supreme Court rejected a prosecution attempt to strip them of nationality over alleged fraud in the…
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