The Week That Was, January 22nd – 28th 2023:
Politics/Economy: A new opinion poll showed the business-friendly Liberal Alliance (LA) has made gains since controversial former New Right leader Pernille Vermund joined the party last week and would be the country’s 2nd-biggest…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 8th – 14th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen urged Danes to ‘keep calm’ after Swedish political and military officials warned of the threat of war – he also said the delivery of the first Danish…
MoreWhile you were away – a roundup of all the Christmas/New Year news, December 18th – January 7th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The holiday period was dominated by the shock news of Queen Margrethe’s abdication – Her Majesty made the announcement in her traditional speech to the nation New Year’s Eve when she said…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 11th – 17th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The police arrested three people on suspicion of plotting to carry out an act of terror – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the suspects were acting on behalf of the Palestinian…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 4th – 9th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Minister for Digital Government and Gender Equality Mia Wagner quit the government just two weeks after being appointed– she was replaced by Marie Bjerre, who made way for the TV personality in…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 27th – October 3rd 2023
Politics/Economy: The government presented its 2024 budget, Monday, with the backing of 11 out of 12 parliamentary parties – Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen laid out a number of new welfare initiatives, including DKK695m…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 20th – 26th 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made a partial cabinet reshuffle following defence minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen’s decision to quit politics – new Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Morten Dahlin vowed to crack down on all…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 13th – 19th 2023
Politics/Economy: Economic growth contracted for the second successive quarter, sending the economy into a ‘technical recession’ – the latest figures showed Danish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped 0.3% in the third quarter. As…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 30th – November 5th 2023
Politics/Economy: The Public Prosecutor sensationally dropped the espionage charges against former defence minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, and ‘spy boss’ Lars Findsen, former head of the Defence Intelligence Agency – after Mr Hjort Frederiksen…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 16th – 22nd 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark stands ’shoulder to shoulder’ with Sweden after two Swedish football fans were shot dead in a suspected Islamist terror attack in central Brussels – she condemned…
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