The 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…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 1st – 7th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Chief of Defence Flemming Lentfer was fired after a leaked report revealed major problems with the warship Iver Huitfeldts defence capability when it came under attack in the Red Sea last month…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 18th – 24th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government’s majority is balancing on a knife edge after Liberal MP Mads Fuglede ‘defected’ to Denmark’s Democrats – the three coalition partners now only have 86 seats against the opposition’s 87….
MoreThe Week That Was, March 11th – 17th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government presented a plan to increase defence spending by more than DKK 40bn ($6 b) over the next four years – in a more surprising move, the Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 12th-18th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Denmark is now in line with NATO’s demand that countries spend at least 2% of GDP on defence – Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the Western military alliance has confirmed Denmark’s…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 5th – 11th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The foreign trade surplus increased in December as exports rose faster than imports – overall, the trade surplus for 2023 shrank to DKK 271.3 billion from DKK 314.2 billion in 2022. Ex-Moderates…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 29th – February 4th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The right-wing Liberal Alliance would be the 2nd-biggest party in parliament if an election was held today – the latest Epinion poll for DR News also indicated the three government coalition parties…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 22nd – 28th 2023:
Politics/Economy: A new opinion poll showed the business-friendly Liberal Alliance (LA) has made gains since controversial former New Right leader Pernille Vermund joined the party last week and would be the country’s 2nd-biggest…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 8th – 14th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen urged Danes to ‘keep calm’ after Swedish political and military officials warned of the threat of war – he also said the delivery of the first Danish…
MoreWhile you were away – a roundup of all the Christmas/New Year news, December 18th – January 7th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The holiday period was dominated by the shock news of Queen Margrethe’s abdication – Her Majesty made the announcement in her traditional speech to the nation New Year’s Eve when she said…
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