https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A public holiday gets the chop, plans for an asylum centre in Rwanda, new climate targets and tax cuts are among several details of the platform for Denmark’s incoming government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221214/key-points-what-are-the-main-policy-points-of-the-new-danish-government Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:35:19 +0100 key-points-what-are-the-main-policy-points-of-the-new-danish-government Denmark's Social Democratic prime minister and the leader of the main right-wing party on Wednesday defended their new left-right coalition government, a rare alliance last seen 45 years ago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221214/denmarks-new-government-defends-rare-left-right-alliance Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:12:57 +0100 denmarks-new-government-defends-rare-left-right-alliance Denmark has a new government after weeks of negotiations that will bring together a left-right political alliance between the Moderates, the Social Democrats and the Liberals, prime minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221213/breaking-denmark-has-a-new-government-as-parties-agree-on-coalition Tue, 13 Dec 2022 22:15:15 +0100 breaking-denmark-has-a-new-government-as-parties-agree-on-coalition The centre-left Social Liberal (Radikale Venstre), which was strongly tipped to be part of a new coalition Danish government, quit talks on Tuesday citing policy differences over climate and children’s welfare. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221213/denmarks-social-democrats-to-be-only-red-bloc-party-in-new-centrist-government Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:38:55 +0100 denmarks-social-democrats-to-be-only-red-bloc-party-in-new-centrist-government The Socialist People’s Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti, SF) on Wednesday withdrew from talks to form a new Danish government as a collaboration between the two largest parties draws closer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221207/centre-left-party-quits-talks-to-form-centrist-danish-government Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:50:34 +0100 centre-left-party-quits-talks-to-form-centrist-danish-government The Liberal party is “possibly” close to an agreement with the Social Democrats on forming a government, its leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has said, suggesting five weeks of talks since the election may be close to producing a result. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221206/how-close-is-denmark-to-getting-a-new-government Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:32:06 +0100 how-close-is-denmark-to-getting-a-new-government Liberal (Venstre) party leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has said ambitions “above normal” should be aimed for in talks to form a government across the political centre. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221205/danish-liberal-party-demands-high-ambitions-from-social-democrats Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:06:52 +0100 danish-liberal-party-demands-high-ambitions-from-social-democrats The Danish Conservative party has left negotiations to form a new government out after weeks of talks with acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Social Democrats.  https://www.thelocal.dk/20221205/denmarks-conservative-party-quits-talks-to-form-government Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:02:04 +0100 denmarks-conservative-party-quits-talks-to-form-government After another round of negotiations with acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Moderate leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen says it’s beside the point if his party joins Frederiksen’s vision of a ‘broad, central’ government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221201/moderate-party-downplays-importance-of-joining-new-danish-government Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:21:20 +0100 moderate-party-downplays-importance-of-joining-new-danish-government Denmark’s parliamentary election on November 1st was not targeted for interference by foreign actors, according to a security services review. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221130/denmarks-election-was-not-target-of-foreign-interference Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:53:58 +0100 denmarks-election-was-not-target-of-foreign-interference Talks between Denmark’s two largest political parties over a potential new government agreement continued at Prime Minister’s residence Marienborg on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221128/danish-liberal-leader-aims-to-build-confidence-in-latest-talks-with-frederiksen Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:26:35 +0100 danish-liberal-leader-aims-to-build-confidence-in-latest-talks-with-frederiksen After a poor showing in the last parliamentary election, the Liberal party (Venstre) has warmed to the idea of joining a central coalition government helmed by Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221124/what-does-denmarks-liberal-party-want-from-government-negotiations Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:45:59 +0100 what-does-denmarks-liberal-party-want-from-government-negotiations Talks to form a new Danish government appeared to enter a new phase on Wednesday with left-wing parties informed they are no longer part of negotiations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221123/mette-frederiksen-has-changed-danish-left-wing-parties-exit-government-talks Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:40:23 +0100 mette-frederiksen-has-changed-danish-left-wing-parties-exit-government-talks Although 11 Danish political parties are still part of acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s negotiations to form a new government, a commentator predicts the field to be reduced to six parties on Wednesday or soon after. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221123/six-parties-expected-to-continue-in-danish-government-negotiations Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:15:55 +0100 six-parties-expected-to-continue-in-danish-government-negotiations The leader of the centrist Moderate party, Lars Løkke Rasmussen says he says a potential coalition involving his party and traditional rivals the Liberals and Social Democrats as an ‘excellent’ basis for a new government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221118/danish-government-rasmussen-backs-coalition-with-traditional-rivals Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:48:09 +0100 danish-government-rasmussen-backs-coalition-with-traditional-rivals After Denmark’s caretaker government last week said talks to form a new administration after the election were likely to last until the end of November, updates from the negotiations have been relatively few. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221116/have-talks-to-form-new-danish-government-gone-quiet Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:58:13 +0100 have-talks-to-form-new-danish-government-gone-quiet Negotiations to find a new Danish government look set to become protracted with no deal expected until at least late November. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221111/no-new-danish-government-expected-for-at-least-two-weeks Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:58:41 +0100 no-new-danish-government-expected-for-at-least-two-weeks The centre-left Social Liberal party, a potential partner in a new coalition government, says it wants Denmark to increase its foreign workforce. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221110/danish-social-liberals-press-for-more-foreign-labour-in-government-talks Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:15:58 +0100 danish-social-liberals-press-for-more-foreign-labour-in-government-talks Acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday that it will take “as long as it takes” to find an agreement between parties to form a new government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221110/is-there-any-progress-on-talks-to-form-danish-government Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:48:24 +0100 is-there-any-progress-on-talks-to-form-danish-government The centre-left Social Liberal (Radikale Venstre) party clearly stated on Tuesday its desired partners in a potential centrist coalition government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221108/denmarks-social-liberal-party-calls-for-national-compromise-government Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:40:37 +0100 denmarks-social-liberal-party-calls-for-national-compromise-government