The Week That Was, March 12th – March 18th 2018
Politics/Economy: The National Bank said the economy is performing well but there are danger signals ahead – the Bank forecast GDP growth of 1.9% this year but slightly less in 2019/20. But according…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 5th – March 11th 2018
Politics/Economy: Integration Minister Inger Støjberg dismissed a human rights committee report claiming refugees at one of the country’s biggest refugee repatriation centres are being unjustly detained and forced to live under ‘torture-like’ conditions….
MoreThe Week That Was, February 26th – March 4th 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen presented the government’s 22-point plan, Thursday – ‘One Denmark, No Parallel Societies: Eradicate Ghettos by 2030’ – aimed specifically at stopping the growth of the parallel society…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 18th – February 25th 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was criticised for circumventing normal diplomatic channels and interfering in internal U.S. affairs after he tweeted a message urging US President Trump to listen to young Americans’…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 12th – February 18th 2018
Politics/Economy: A new Gallup poll showed the opposition is on course to regain power – if an election was held today the ‘red’, Social-Democrat-led bloc would win 52.5% of the vote against 47.5%…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 5th – February 11th 2018
Politics/Economy: After months of negotiations the government and Danish People’s Party (DPP) finally reached a deal that will provide DKK 5bn ($830 million) of tax cuts, but a fraction of the DKK 23bn…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 27th – February 4th 2018
Politics/Economy: During a two-hour parliamentary consultation about his links to fishing industry ‘quota kings’, Wednesday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen defended his right to a ‘private life’ and questioned the hearing’s right to…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 22nd – January 27th 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen agreed to attend a parliamentary consultation this week regarding his relationship to the so-called ‘quota kings’, who control large proportions of fishing licensing quotas issued by the…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 15th – January 21st 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s character and personal judgement again came under scrutiny after it was revealed he spent his summer holiday in 2016 at a summer cottage in Skagen, paid for…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 8th – January 14th 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen backed down in the tax vs. immigration battle with the Danish People’s Party (DPP) – he said the government will scale back its tax-cut plan to get…
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