The Week That Was, February 3rd – 10th 2020:
Politics/Economy: The government’s parliamentary ally, the Social Liberals (Radikale) warned they would consider working alongside the opposition unless their relationship with the ruling Social Democrats improves. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen laid out plans…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 27th – February 2nd 2020
Politics/Economy: The Social Liberals’ (Radikale) surprising partnership with the opposition that forced the government to give up hopes of passing new anti-property speculation is the first sign of an ideological rift within the…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 13th – 19th 2020:
Politics/Economy: The economy is facing a downturn this year as a slowdown that started in 2019 takes hold, according to a new pan-Scandinavian poll of leading economists. The Liberals’ former foreign minister Kristian…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 6th – 12th 2020:
Politics/Economy: Opposition leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen said the Social Liberals (Radikale) were ‘steamrollered’ by their centre-left allies during budget negotiations in December and he was ‘disappointed’ to see the centrist party betray its own…
MoreWhile you were away: A round up of the Christmas – New Year news 16.12.19 – 3.1.20
Politics/Economy: Mette Frederiksen focused on the plight of vulnerable kids in the traditional Prime Minister’s New Year speech to the nation – as the self-proclaimed ‘PM for Children’ she said it’s time to…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 16th – 22nd 2019:
Politics/Economy: Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen was applauded at the COP25 summit in Madrid after presenting the government’s ambitious climate bill aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 70% over the next decade. Denmark is…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 2nd – December 8th 2019
Politics/Economy: The government and its allies finally reached agreement on the 2020 budget that will increase welfare spending across the board – more childcare workers, more funding for schools, and more money for…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 25th –December 1st 2019:
Politics/Economy: Ahead of this week’s summit of allied leaders in London to mark NATO’s 70th anniversary the Danish government is preparing to accede to Donald Trump’s demand to spend at least 2% of…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 18th – November 24th 2019:
Politics/Economy: Less than two weeks after being founded by Liberal Alliance (LA) defectors Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille and Christina Egelund, the new, centre-right party, Forward, is floundering at just 0.1% in a new poll….
MoreThe Week That Was, November 11th – November 17th 2019:
Politics/Economy: Parties on the left distanced themselves from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s claim that international conventions ‘protect the wrong people’ and are forcing Denmark to repatriate Danish jihadists – in response to the…
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