The 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…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 2nd – January 7th 2018
Politics/Economy: In his traditional New Year speech to the nation, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen highlighted the ongoing problems of immigration and integration and vowed to halt the growing parallel society in this…
MoreThe Year That Was – The main news events in Denmark, 2017 (2)
Following on from yesterday we bring an overview of what made the news during the final six months of 2017 July/August: Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen urged Donald Trump to ‘straighten himself out, focus…
MoreWhile you were away – a brief summary of the Christmas/New Year news:
Politics/Economy: The Social Democrats were given a Christmas boost by a new opinion poll showing the party would win 31.1% of the vote, and power, if an election was held today – policy…
MoreThe Year That Was – The main news events in Denmark, 2017
2017 ended with the government in disarray after failing to agree tax and immigration reform with the Danish People’s Party (DPP) – two issues that dominated the political agenda throughout the year. Here’s…
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