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 Uffe Elbæk, founder and political leader of the environmentalist Alternative party, has announced he is to step down. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191216/founder-of-danish-environmentalist-party-announces-resignation Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:41:45 +0100 founder-of-danish-environmentalist-party-announces-resignation The environmentalist Alternative party says it wants it to be easier for applicants to be granted Danish citizenship, and also believes it should not be possible to revoke citizenship following nationalization. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190601/denmarks-green-party-wants-smoother-path-to-citizenship Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:50:15 +0200 denmarks-green-party-wants-smoother-path-to-citizenship The weekend’s European parliament elections saw a ‘green wave’ of strong performances by environmentalist parties across the continent, but Denmark’s Alternative failed to secure enough votes to gain a seat. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190528/danish-green-party-frustrated-over-sluggish-european-election-result Tue, 28 May 2019 18:12:12 +0200 danish-green-party-frustrated-over-sluggish-european-election-result The flying habits of members of Danish environmentalist party The Alternative (Alternativet) have been in the spotlight in recent weeks, with some political opponents pouncing on party MPs’ flights as hypocritical. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181101/danish-environmentalist-party-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-flights Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:13:50 +0100 danish-environmentalist-party-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-flights Uffe Elbæk, leader of Denmark’s environmentalist Alternative party, announced on Tuesday that he will seek to be elected as the country's next prime minister in next year’s general election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180627/danish-environmentalist-throws-hat-into-ring-for-pm-election Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:48:40 +0200 danish-environmentalist-throws-hat-into-ring-for-pm-election Danish MP Uffe Elbæk was temporarily banned from Facebook for violating the social media giant’s nudity policy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161025/facebook-bans-danish-mp-over-nude-photos Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:02:46 +0200 facebook-bans-danish-mp-over-nude-photos The new political party The Alternative has collected enough voter signatures to make the ballot while another new party, the National Party, is appealing for help to make its goal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150224/danes-to-have-an-alternative-at-upcoming-election Tue, 24 Feb 2015 10:52:00 +0100 danes-to-have-an-alternative-at-upcoming-election