Denmark will be the first country to invest directly in the production of weapons on Ukrainian soil. 1.2 billion DKK has been reserved and a green light for the investment is expected soon. The government is lobbying other EU member states to do the same. The European Union appointed Denmark to coordinate direct EU investments in weapons production.
Five of the fifteen members of the European Parliament sent from Denmark are women. This marks a significant decline in gender equality compared to 2009, when almost half of the members sent from Denmark were women. The picture is completely different in Finland (where 9 of 15 are women) and Sweden (where 13 of 21 are women).
Danmarksdemokraterne (nationalist populist) have chosen their European family, namely ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists), which recently became the third largest in the European Parliament. There was an idea to join EPP (the largest group) to get more influence, but in the end, they preferred the company of Marion Marechal and Giorgia Meloni.
According to their local leaders, Socialdemokratiet (social democrats) lost their “political identity” from being in government with Venstre (liberals) and Moderaterne (social liberals) as the party moved further to the right .There are calls for a major internal reform and among the ideas floated, some members would like the party to leave the government.
The 41 initiatives for turning Denmark into a “world class country” for entrepreneurship presented in the last edition will become reality faster than anticipated. The government has already secured a majority with support from DF (nationalist conservatives). The price? 25 million DKK to be invested in better conditions for entrepreneurship in rural areas.
