The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization based in Cologny,Canton of Geneva,Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab.
Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen is a retired Danish politician. Rasmussen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from 2004 to 2011. He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009.
The Green Left is a democratic socialist political party in Denmark. It was formerly known in English as the Socialist People's Party,the literal translation of its Danish name.
The Social Democrats is a social democratic political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists (PES),the Social Democrats have 50 out of 179 members of the Danish parliament,Folketing,and three out of fourteen MEPs elected from Denmark.
Marianne Bruus Jelved is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament in the 1994 Danish general election and had previously sat in parliament from 1987 to 1993. She is a former Minister of Economic Affairs,Nordic Cooperation,Culture and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Margrete Helle Auken is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004. She is a member of the Socialistisk Folkeparti,part of the European Green Party. She was also formerly a Member of the Folketing.
Dan Jannik Jørgensen is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as Ministry for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy in the government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen since 2022.
Hans Christian Svane Hansen,often known as H. C. Hansen or simply H. C.,was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1955 until his death in 1960. A Social Democrat,Hansen served as finance minister in the unity cabinet from May to November 1945 and again from 1947 to 1950 under Hans Hedtoft. He served as minister of industry,commerce and seafare in the final month of Hedtoft's first cabinet,and later became foreign minister in 1953,and continued in this post during his own premiership until 1958. He was elected leader of his party following the death of Hedtoft.
Svend Gunnarsen Auken was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death.
Børge Brende is a Norwegian politician and diplomat,and has been the president of the World Economic Forum since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party,he previously was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017,Minister of the Environment from 2001 to 2004 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2005. He was also a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag between 1997 and 2009.
Jens Rohde is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Christian Democrats political party. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 until 2019,as a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party,part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He is currently a member of the Christian Democrats.
The 2014 European Parliament election in Denmark was an election held in Denmark on 25 May 2014 to decide who would represent Denmark in the European Parliament (EP) from 2014 to 2019. The Danish People's Party with 26.6% of the votes became the largest party for the first time in a nationwide Danish election.
Karen Melchior is a Danish lawyer and politician,formerly of the Danish Social Liberal Party,who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022,except in the Faroe Islands,where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at sea. Of the 179 members of the Folketing,175 were elected in Denmark proper,two in the Faroes and two in Greenland. The elections were called on 5 October following an ultimatum to the government by the Social Liberals due to the outcome of a report on the 2020 Danish mink cull by the Mink Commission,which was critical of the government. Voter turnout was 84% in Denmark,48% in Greenland,and 71% in the Faroes,with a combined turnout of 84% for the realm as a whole.
The 2019 European Parliament election in Denmark was held on 26 May 2019,and elected the Danish members to the European Parliament. The elections are part of the EU-wide elections for the parliament. Denmark had 13 seats in parliament,which increased by one additional seat following Brexit.
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen is a Danish politician. She is a Socialist People's Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) elected in the 2019 European parliamentary election. Peter-Hansen is the youngest ever MEP.
Alex Dominique Kristensen Vanopslagh is a French-born Danish politician. He is a member of the Folketing,and party leader of the Liberal Alliance. He is a former chairman of its youth wing,Liberal Alliance Youth.
The Great Reset Initiative is an economic recovery plan drawn up by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was launched in June 2020,with a video featuring the then-Prince of Wales Charles released to mark its launch. The initiative's stated aim is to facilitate rebuilding from the global COVID-19 crisis in a way that prioritizes sustainable development.
Lotte Rod is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election.
"You'll own nothing and you'll be happy" is a phrase originating in a 2016 video by the World Economic Forum (WEF),summarising an essay written by Danish politician Ida Auken. The phrase has been used by critics who accuse the WEF of desiring restrictions on ownership of private property. The phrase has also been used by critics of the subscription business model,and software as a service.
