The Week That Was, August 27th – September 3rd 2018
Politics/Economy Welfare spending will rise to DKK4.2bn next year as the government prioritised children, the elderly, and health in its pre-election 2019 draft budget – other key points include DKK1bn to underprivileged children…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 20th – August 26th 2018
Politics/Economy The latest Epinion voter survey for DR News projected an overall gain for the five centre-right alliance parties, who would win 87 seats if an election was held today – seven more…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 13th – August 18th 2018
Politics/Economy Finance Minister Kristian Jensen said the ruling Liberals no longer have plans to reduce income tax, just two weeks after announcing they have also dropped their goal of zero public sector growth…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 6th – August 12th 2018
Politics/Economy The division on the right deepened – Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen said he would fight to keep the current Lib/Con/LA coalition together after the next election if the centre-right wins but…
MoreSummer Summary – the main news while you were away
Here’s a brief overview of the past three weeks’ news. If you’ve been away you didn’t miss much – apart from a heatwave and the sunniest July on record. Politics/Economy The next election…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 2nd – July 8th 2018
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen defended Denmark’s level of defence spending after receiving a letter from U.S. President Trump demanding an increase. A majority of voters still believe the government coalition, backed…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 25th – July 1st 2018
Politics/Economy Uffe Elbæk, head of the radical green Alternative party, put himself forward as a potential prime minister after the next election, claiming he’s tired of the usual ‘presidential run-off’ between two candidates….
MoreThe Week That Was, June 18th – June 24th 2018
Politics/Economy Experts expressed concern about politicians’ quick transition to lobbyism, following Brian Mikkelsen’s surprising resignation as business minister to become CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce – he was replaced by the…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 10th – June 17th 2018
Politics/Economy In a major turnaround, deputy prime minister Kristian Jensen said the Danish People’s Party (DPP) would be welcomed into a ‘four clover’ centre-right coalition after the next election, but DPP leader Kristian…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 4th – June 10th 2018
Politics/Economy Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard was accused of ‘playing the Nazi card’ by referring to the possibility of a future Social Democrat-only government, backed by the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Socialist…
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