The Week That Was, October 7th – 13th 2019:
Politics/Economy: The government proposed ‘mass surveillance’ of Danish society, including hundreds of extra CCTV cameras the police can install wherever they feel necessary – Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the aim is make…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 30th – October 6th 2019:
Politics/Economy: The government published its draft budget for 2020, including increased funding for healthcare, education and all corners of welfare at a projected cost of around DKK5.4bn – the PM warned that conditions…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 23rd – 29th 2019:
Politics/Economy: In a speech to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen vowed that Denmark will lead the way in the fight to resist climate…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 16th – 22nd 2019:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she’s determined to push through a comprehensive climate bill before Christmas – in a speech to business leaders the PM again stressed the need to reduce CO2…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 9th – 15th 2019
Politics/Economy: Voters have deserted the Liberals (Venstre) following the internal drama within the party over the past few weeks – a new poll showed the former ruling party has dropped to 20.7% from…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 2nd – 8th 2019:
Politics/Economy: As expected, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen formally announced his bid to become Liberal Party leader following ex-PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen’s dramatic resignation – he will be joined on a ‘dream ticket’ by former immigration…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 19th – 25th 2019:
Politics/Economy: Donald Trump dominated the headlines throughout the week – less than two weeks before he was scheduled to arrive in Copenhagen the US president postponed the visit after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 12th – 18th 2019:
Politics/Economy: The Liberals’ base in the ‘heartland’ of western Denmark has become increasingly disenchanted with leadership in Copenhagen and the ongoing power struggle between former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and deputy leader…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 7th – July 14th 2019:
Politics/Economy: Parties on the left urged the government to drop plans to change the name of the controversial integration benefit’ to ‘repatriation benefit’ – the Social Liberals’ (Radikale) acting policy spokesman, Kristian Hegaar,…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 1st – July 7th 2019:
Politics/Economy: New Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfay signalled a softer tone in the immigration debate by removing a ‘legislation counter’ from the ministry’s website, used by his predecessor Inger Støjberg to proudly show how…
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