The Week That Was, September 8th – September 14th, 2014
Politics / Economy Voters are also losing faith in the government after Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager quit Danish politics to take up the post of Danish EU Commissioner, causing a cabinet reshuffle. Nearly…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 1st – September 7th, 2014
Politics/Economy After months of speculation, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was ultimately overlooked for the position of President of the EU Council – however, in a strange last-minute twist, Liberal leader and economy minister,…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 24th – August 31st, 2014
Politics/Economy Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon said economic growth is improving and the situation isn’t as gloomy as just a few years ago, when he presented the government’s draft budget for 2015. The government…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 17th – August 22nd, 2014
Politics/Economy The Social Democrats need a miracle to win the election, analysts said, after a new poll indicated a landslide victory for the opposition at the next election. The Red/Greens laid out their demands…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 11th – August 17th, 2014
Politics/Economy Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen and new Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen acknowledged that the two former coalition partners don’t always see eye to eye on every issue but agreed to form…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 28th – August 3rd, 2014
Politics/Economy If – and when – the Liberals regain power they will implement legislation that will close off Denmark to all immigrants who fail to contribute to Danish society, the party’s policy spokesperson,…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 7th – July 13th, 2014
Politics/Economy Despite the Socialist People’s Party’s (SPP) problems during its time as a coalition partner, a survey showed that grass-roots supporters would still like the party to join a centre-left government after the…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 30th – July 6th, 2014
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt acknowledged that immigration could again be a major issue at the next election and vowed to sustain a restrictive immigration policy. Berlingske political analyst Thomas Larsen said the…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 23rd – June 29th, 2014
Politics/Economy Employment showed Minister Mette Frederiksen is the clear favourite to succeed Helle Thorning–Schmidt if the rumours prove correct and the Prime Minister is offered – and accepts – a top EU posting,…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 16th – June 22nd, 2014
Politics/Economy New documents published by US whistleblower Edward Snowden indicated a close Danish intelligence partnership with NSA. Danish Military Intelligence (FE) allegedly cooperated with the NSA by tapping fibre-optic cables carrying phone calls,…
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