The Week That Was, January 30th – February 5th 2017
Politics/Economy The government laid out its political goals for 2017 including a new anti-gang strategy and a helping hand to homeowners, but Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen acknowledged that the tight parliamentary situation…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 23rd – January 30th 2017
Politics/Economy A new poll projected a comfortable 93-82 seat majority for the ‘red’ parties if an election was held right now – another poll showed the Social Democrats are close to 30%, their…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 16th – January 22nd 2017
Politics/Economy A new voter migration study revealed the Danish People’s Party (DPP) is losing support at an alarming rate – 41,000 DPP voters have crossed over to the Social Democrats in the wake…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 9th – January 15th 2016
Politics/Economy The government has estimated the costs of replacing the Danish Air Force’s ageing fleet of F-16s with 27 new F-35s at around DKK20bn ($3bn) but won’t be involved in negotiating the final…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 2nd – January 8th 2017
Politics/Economy Politicians and experts sounded the alarm after Politiken revealed that 1,600 failed asylum seekers have gone missing in Denmark over the past 18 months – the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) Martin Henriksen…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 4th – December 11th 2016
Politics/Economy Although Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has stressed the ‘optimism’ of the new tripartite coalition a new opinion poll revealed widespread voter apathy – if an election was held today the opposition…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 28th – December 4th 2016
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen named his new, expanded 22-minister cabinet, including 13 from the Liberals (V), six from the Liberal Alliance (LA), and three Conservatives (K). He said Denmark now has…
MoreThe 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…
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