The Week That Was, October 5th – October 11th 2015
Politics/Economy Immigration and integration dominated Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, when he said no matter whether one believes there are too many, or too few, refugees in Denmark,…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 28th – October 4th 2015
Politics/Economy Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen presented the government’s draft budget, Tuesday, which, if passed, will lead to increase spending on health care and the elderly, financed by cuts in foreign aid, ‘green’…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 21st – 27th 2015
Politics/Economy After a specially convened summit attended by representatives of the private sector, trade unions, local government, and various trade organisations, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen praised companies for agreeing to set up…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 14th – 20th 2015
Politics/Economy In a surprising change of policy the government offered to take in an extra 1,000 refugees and contribute €100m to Europe’s efforts to deal with the migrant crisis. The Social Democrats welcomed…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 7th – 13th 2015
Politics/Economy Migration dominated the headlines all week after an estimated 4,000 refugees crossed the Danish border on ferries and trains from Germany. The majority refused to register and were eventually granted ‘free passage’…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 29th – September 6th 2015
Politics/Economy The ruling Liberals urged the EU to stand together and back the joint proposal by Britain, France and Germany to set up migrant reception centres in front-line countries such as Italy and Greece,…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 24th – 29th 2015
Politics/Economy Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen attacked the ‘holier than thou, politically correct’ critics who claim the government’s hardline immigration policy is scaring off much-needed skilled foreign manpower, after parliament passed legislation to…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 17th – 23rd 2015
Politics/Economy The minority Liberal government has got off to a better start than its Social Democrat-led predecessor did four years ago – the first opinion poll after the election showed the Liberals and…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 10th – 16th 2015
Politics/Economy In a joint interview with national newspapers, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the Liberal-led government will have been a fiasco if it fails to live up to four main political targets:…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 3rd – 8th 2015
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen cautioned his support parties on the right not to anticipate funds for many new initiatives in upcoming 2016 budget negotiations, even though a new study by the…
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