The Week That Was, November 17th-23rd 2025:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she has no intention of stepping down after local leaders blamed her focus on immigration, defence spending, and the ‘grand coalition’ with the Liberals and Moderates for…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 10th – 16th 2025:
Politics/Economy: A new poll showed the right-wing populist Citizens’ Party (Nye Borgerlige) would win 3.1 per cent of the vote and six seats if an election were held right now, the same as…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 2nd – 9th 2025:
Politics/Economy: Green Left (SF) surged in the latest Megafon poll for TV 2 and Politiken, nearly doubling its support and closing in on the Social Democrats. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) received criticism…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 26th – November 1st 2025:
Politics/Economy: The Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir urged Muslims not to vote in the upcoming municipal elections as any form of support for a political party would be ‘haram’ – an Islamic term used…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 19th – 26th 2025:
Politics/Economy: The Conservatives split with their centre-right allies by backing the government’s 2026 draft budget. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) said chief of defence, Michael Hyldgaard, should meet parliament at least once…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 6th – 12th 2025:
Politics/Economy: In her opening speech to parliament Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland’s population of 60,000 still lives in fear of an American takeover and warned that while it isn’t top of Trump’s…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 21st – 28th 2025:
Politics/Economy: The Danish People’s Party (DPP) rose from the dead to battle the populist Denmark’s Democrats (DD) for the anti-migrant vote. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) quietly moved voters across the political centre,…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 24th – 31st 2025:
Politics/Economy: Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen presented the 2026 draft budget including heavy investement in welfare and security, alongside tax cuts to ease the cost of living. In its latest Economic Review the government…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 18–24th 2025:
Politics/Economy: Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned that Vladimir Putin poses the gravest threat to freedom and democracy in Europe since World War II – the ex-NATO secretary equated the Russian president…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 11–17th 2025:
Politics/Economy: The Liberals (Venstre) were accused of ‘selling out’ after backing the government’s decision to inject DKK30bn ($4.7bn) into struggling energy giant Orsted. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hinted that tax cuts on staples…
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