The Week That Was, January 6th – 12th 2025:
Politics/Economy: The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, reignited the debate over Denmark’s immigration policies in this country by questioning Danish crime statistics on his platform X – the Red/Greens proposed a cap on…
More2024: The year that was, part 2
The last six months of our review of news events in Denmark, 2024: (For the first six months CLICK HERE): July: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of ‘stoking tensions’ by transferring…
More2024: The year that was, part 1
January: 2024 started with a royal bombshell as Queen Margrethe announced her abdication, paving the way for Crown Prince Frederik to become King. The government came under pressure to speed up defence bill…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 9th-15th 2024:
Politics/Economy: A pre-Christmas opinion poll showed the coalition government would win no more than 32.7% of the vote if an election was held right now. Minister Mette Frederiksen pinpointed the emerging alliance between…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 2nd – December 8th 2024:
Politics/Economy: The economy is performing better than expected – GDP for 2024 is now forecasted to grow by 3.0%, up from 1.9% seen in August, while the Finance Ministry’s projection for 2025 was…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 25th – December 1st 2024:
Politics/Economy: Support for the government is at an all-time low – a new poll showed the ruling coalition would win no more than 32.4% of the vote and only 58 seats if an…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 18th – 24th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was summoned to an emergency hearing to confirm whether Denmark would comply with the international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 11th – 17th 2024:
Politics/Economy: The latest Voxmeter poll showed the government coalition would win no more than 60 seats if an election was held today, far fewer than the 90 needed for an overall majority –…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 4th – 10th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen joined global leaders in congratulating Donald Trump on his U.S. election victory and said she looked forward to strengthening the defence cooperation between the United States and Denmark…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 28th – November 4th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Liberal Alliance leader Alex Vanopslagh sparked debate by proposing that all foreign nationals be required to accept ‘core Danish values’ and show support for fundamental democratic principles when applying for Danish citizenship…
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