The Week That Was, May 13th – May 20th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned there’s a ‘major risk’ that Russia will attempt to influence the EU election campaign over the next few weeks and both the media and voters need to…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 22nd-28th 2024:
Politics/Economy: 4 out of 10 voters have deserted the government coalition parties since the 2022 election – the latest Megafon poll for TV2 showed only 30.7% of the electorate would vote for either…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 15th – 21st 2024:
Politics/Economy: The government announced plans to spend DKK5bn ($715m) ahead of 2030 on green transition of the agriculture sector and other environmental initiatives, funded in part by a higher tax on fuel. Stine…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 8th-14th 2024:
Politics/Economy: The Tax Agency (SKAT) refused to provide information about why it employs 23 AI systems to monitor taxpayers – according to Politiken, SKAT and Udbetaling Danmark, which administrates social welfare payouts, employ…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 1st – 7th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Chief of Defence Flemming Lentfer was fired after a leaked report revealed major problems with the warship Iver Huitfeldts defence capability when it came under attack in the Red Sea last month…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 18th – 24th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government’s majority is balancing on a knife edge after Liberal MP Mads Fuglede ‘defected’ to Denmark’s Democrats – the three coalition partners now only have 86 seats against the opposition’s 87….
MoreThe Week That Was, March 11th – 17th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government presented a plan to increase defence spending by more than DKK 40bn ($6 b) over the next four years – in a more surprising move, the Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 12th-18th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Denmark is now in line with NATO’s demand that countries spend at least 2% of GDP on defence – Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the Western military alliance has confirmed Denmark’s…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 5th – 11th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The foreign trade surplus increased in December as exports rose faster than imports – overall, the trade surplus for 2023 shrank to DKK 271.3 billion from DKK 314.2 billion in 2022. Ex-Moderates…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 29th – February 4th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The right-wing Liberal Alliance would be the 2nd-biggest party in parliament if an election was held today – the latest Epinion poll for DR News also indicated the three government coalition parties…
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