Mette Frederiksen
Nordic countries surrender their historic neutrality and sign military deals with the United States

In less than a month, the US has signed three separate defense agreements with countries like Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, to ramp up the militarization in the Nordic region

Denmark Protests Danish working class opposes government’s bid to abolish public holiday to raise money for arms

The government’s decision to add an extra working day is part of its plan to raise an extra 3 billion kroner (USD 0.43 billion) for the rearmament of the country

Danish Elections Social democrats maintain lead in Danish elections

While Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen can now form a government with the support of the red bloc parties, it has been reported that she may also seek – as stated before the elections – support from centrist and right-wing parties

Attack on Nord Stream kills prospects for dialogue in Ukraine

This dastardly act is state-sponsored and only highlights that there are powerful forces in the West who want the conflict to prolong

Danish opt-out referendum Progressives in Denmark call to vote ‘No’ in upcoming EU defense opt-out referendum 

In the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, pro-EU sections have pushed to abolish Denmark’s defense opt-out policy and to integrate the country into the EU’s defense formations and military maneuvers

Failed social experiment - Denmark Denmark offers official apology for racist social experiment on Greenlanders

As part of a social experiment program in 1951, the Danish government sent 22 Inuit children from Greenland to Denmark. Many of them remained separated from their families, lost their mother tongue and struggled with identity issues, facing severe trauma throughout their lives

Danish Communist Party ‘We oppose welfare cuts, austerity, and a warmongering foreign policy’

Peoples Dispatch spoke to Nikolaj Møller Kofod, international spokesperson for the Danish Communist Party about the challenges facing the left in Denmark

Activists in Denmark demand a consent based law against rape

Danish activists have urged the social-democratic government to enact legislation against rape that focuses on consent

Leftist groups urge Danish government to receive more refugees

Leftist groups in Denmark have demanded the social democrat-led government to raise the country’s refugee quota and receive at least 500 refugees annually, which was the case before 2016

Denmark communist Protests Danish communists protest granting government aid to companies operating from tax havens

Protests across Denmark were organized by the Communist Party between June 9-13 against the government providing financial aid to foreign companies operating from tax havens as part of the COVID-19 relief packages 

Denmark budget act Trade unions in Denmark say no to EU-driven Budget Act

The Budget Act, passed in 2012, imposes strict fiscal regulations, including ceilings on spending at the central, regional and municipal levels

Trump’s whim of ‘buying’ Greenland draws widespread criticism

Real estate interests, instigated by the possibilities of mining, along with the strategic intent of averting Chinese domination in the Arctic region, has prompted the US to pay greater attention to Greenland