The Week That Was, November 21st – November 27th 2016
Politics/Economy The ‘government coalition in waiting’ was made official, Sunday, when the Liberal, Conservative, and Liberal Alliance leaders presented their joint political platform. Although LA leader Anders Samuelsen has backed down from his…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 14th – November 20th 2016
Politics/Economy The week ended with a political bombshell when the prime minister announced he had invited the Liberal Alliance and Conservatives to join the government – just one day after Berlingske reported ‘internal…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 7th – November 13th 2016
Politics/Economy US Ambassador Rufus Gifford said the election of Donald Trump won’t drastically change the relationship between the USA and Denmark, which is based on ‘mutual trust’. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen congratulated…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 31st – November 5th 2016
Politics/Economy Newspapers agreed that Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen reputation as a major, political strategist is in tatters after he was forced to postpone the government’s long term 2025 economic plan ’indefinitely’ –…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 24th – October 30th 2016
Politics/Economy Border control and tax relief remained the dominant issues in negotiations surrounding the government’s 2025 plan that got underway again this week – the Liberal Alliance (LA) won’t accept the Danish People’s…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 17th – October 23rd 2016
Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party (DPP) was dogged all week by accusations of misusing EU funding – the party allegedly spent DKK 200,000 granted by the EU-sceptic Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 3rd – October 9th 2016
Politics/Economy Parliament’s traditional opening debate, Thursday, lasted nearly 14 hours – in his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen noted that despite widespread agreement on the challenges facing Denmark, parties are divided…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 26th – October 2nd 2016
Politics/Economy The New Conservatives, who now have the 20,000 verified voter signatures needed to be put on the ballot at the next general election, would win 4.3% of the vote if an election…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 18th – September 25th 2016
Politics/Economy The Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Liberal Alliance (LA) continued to argue about tax relief for higher earners, making a centre-right deal on the government’s 2025 political and economic agenda unlikely –…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 11th – September 18th 2016
Politics/Economy Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen repeated his call for a centrist alliance between his own party, the Social Democrats, and the ruling Liberals, instead of the ‘artificial’ electoral blocs that…
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