The Week That Was, June 24th-30th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Following their recent success at the EU election a new Voxmeter poll showed the socialist Green Left party would be the biggest in parliament if an election was held right now with…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 17th – 23rd 2024:
Politics/Economy: The Green Left would be parliament’s biggest party if an election was held right now – the latest Gallup poll indicated the socialist party would win 17.9% of the vote, compared to…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 10th – June 16th 2024:
Politics/Economy: The government announced plans for ‘significant tax cuts including DKK800m in tax relief aimed primarily at the business sector as part of an overall DKK1.2bn ‘entrepreneurial strategy’. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen admitted…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 3rd – June 9th 2024:
Politics/Economy: In Constitution Day speeches, Liberal (Venstre) leader, and defence minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, focused on Ukraine and Denmark’s contribution to the fight against Russia, while Green Left leader Pia Olsen Dyhr called…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 27th – June 7th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ridiculed the centre-right for failing to name a potential candidate for her job – during parliament’s concluding debate before the summer recess, the PM said the opposition doesn’t…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 21st – May 26th 2024:
Politics/Economy: The economy shrank by 1.8% in the year’s first quarter (Q1), the biggest quarterly economic decline since the global pandemic – Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped 1.8% from the previous three months…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 13th – May 20th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned there’s a ‘major risk’ that Russia will attempt to influence the EU election campaign over the next few weeks and both the media and voters need to…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 22nd-28th 2024:
Politics/Economy: 4 out of 10 voters have deserted the government coalition parties since the 2022 election – the latest Megafon poll for TV2 showed only 30.7% of the electorate would vote for either…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 15th – 21st 2024:
Politics/Economy: The government announced plans to spend DKK5bn ($715m) ahead of 2030 on green transition of the agriculture sector and other environmental initiatives, funded in part by a higher tax on fuel. Stine…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 8th-14th 2024:
Politics/Economy: The Tax Agency (SKAT) refused to provide information about why it employs 23 AI systems to monitor taxpayers – according to Politiken, SKAT and Udbetaling Danmark, which administrates social welfare payouts, employ…
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