The Week That Was, April 23rd – April 29th 2018
Politics/Economy: Greenland’s ruling Siumut party won Tuesday’s general election but with a reduced share of the vote – 27 percent, down from 34 percent four years ago. Left-leaning Inuit Ataqatigiit took 25.5 percent…
The Week That Was, April 3rd – April 8th, 2018
Politics/Economy: Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Anders Samuelsen said it’s ‘unlikely’ the government will be able to live up to its goal of getting an extra 55,000 – 60,000 into the labour market and…
The Week That Was, March 5th – March 11th 2018
Politics/Economy: Integration Minister Inger Støjberg dismissed a human rights committee report claiming refugees at one of the country’s biggest refugee repatriation centres are being unjustly detained and forced to live under ‘torture-like’ conditions….
The Week That Was, January 22nd – January 27th 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen agreed to attend a parliamentary consultation this week regarding his relationship to the so-called ‘quota kings’, who control large proportions of fishing licensing quotas issued by the…
The Week That Was, November 27th –December 3rd 2017
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the government is determined to serve its full term in office and there will be no general election before he’s constitutionally required to call one. Danish…
Denmark 3rd in global freedom of press rankings
Denmark has risen to 3rd spot in this year’s Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters without Borders (RSF), up two places on last year. 180 countries are ranked and the Nordic region dominates…
Danish Krone Exchange Rate