The Week That Was, August 4-10th 2025:
Politics/Economy: Three former foreign ministers criticised the government for refusing to accept severely injured patients from Gaza despite a request from the World Health Organization. Green organisations warned that Denmark’s massive military build-up…
MoreWhile You Were Away: A round-up of the holiday period news, July 7– August 3 2025:
Politics/Economy: US popularity has plummeted following Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his threats to annex Greenland – three months before the convicted felon was re-elected, the U.S. had a 48 percent…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 30th – July 6th 2025:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed she intends to seek a third term as prime minister – in an interview to mark her 10th anniversary as Social Democrat the PM stated very clearly…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 23rd – June 30th 2025:
Politics/Economy: Leading economist Michael Svarer said Denmark will need to find DKK45bn ($7.04bn) extra annually to live up to the 5% of GDP spending target agreed by all 32 NATO members at the…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 16th – June 22nd 2025:
Politics/Economy: Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen was showered with criticism after an audio recording revealed how the former prime minister offered disgraced MP Mike Fonseca DKK370,000 ($57,000) if he gave up his parliamentary…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 10th – June 15th 2025:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen came under attack from opposition leaders following new figures showing ethnic Danes are now in the minority in nine areas of the country – in response, the PM…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 2nd – June 8th 2025:
Politics/Economy: A new poll showed the three government parties would win no more than 34.6% of the vote if an election was held right now and just 63 seats, well shy of the…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 26th – June 1st 2025:
Politics/Economy: Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen was grilled by MPs after it was revealed that a sentence ruling out nuclear weapons on Danish soil in peacetime had quietly vanished from a new military…
MoreThe week that was, May 19th-25th 2025:
Politics/Economy: The government’s plan to double prison sentences for violent crimes could also make it easier to deport foreign offenders. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she is ‘glad’ to be part of the…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 12th-18th 2025:
Politics/Economy: The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) raised the threat level across all major energy sectors from green to yellow – marking a ‘medium’ risk – in response to the rising threat of sabotage…
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