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 Two weeks into Denmark's budget negotiations, the government's support parties are worried that the government is setting aside the green ambitions it came into power with. We spoke to Ruben Kidde, green spokesman for the Social Liberal party. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200917/is-denmarks-government-really-serious-about-its-ambitious-green-goal Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:03:04 +0200 is-denmarks-government-really-serious-about-its-ambitious-green-goal The main aim of the 2021 budget in Denmark will be to get the country’s economy back on track following the coronavirus crisis, finance minister Nicolai Wammen has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200831/danish-government-presents-corona-war-chest-2021-budget-proposal Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:44:25 +0200 danish-government-presents-corona-war-chest-2021-budget-proposal The new Social Democrat government presented its first budget proposal on Wednesday. We take a look at elements which could be particularly relevant for foreign residents. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191003/what-denmarks-new-budget-proposal-means-for-foreign-residents Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:51:16 +0200 what-denmarks-new-budget-proposal-means-for-foreign-residents The new Danish government is to shelve major cutbacks at the country’s universities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190926/denmark-to-scrap-cutbacks-at-universities Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:44:10 +0200 denmark-to-scrap-cutbacks-at-universities Border checks on Denmark’s frontier with Germany, which have been in place since early 2016, are not financed in the current form of next year's budget, the Danish People's Party has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181010/future-of-danish-border-checks-raised-in-budget-negotiations Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:44:03 +0200 future-of-danish-border-checks-raised-in-budget-negotiations Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen thinks the EU should reduce its budget after the United Kingdom leaves the union next year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180503/smaller-eu-should-mean-a-smaller-budget-danish-pm Thu, 03 May 2018 15:04:06 +0200 smaller-eu-should-mean-a-smaller-budget-danish-pm A local committee of the libertarian Liberal Alliance party wants leader Anders Samuelsen to exit the coalition government after expected tax cuts were not delivered. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180111/danish-partys-grassroots-calls-for-coalition-exit-after-tax-cut-humiliation Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:49:22 +0100 danish-partys-grassroots-calls-for-coalition-exit-after-tax-cut-humiliation Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has decided not to continue pursuing a parliamentary majority for a tax plan that would have delivered lower rates to high-end earners. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180109/tax-cut-plans-scrapped-by-danish-government Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:44:10 +0100 tax-cut-plans-scrapped-by-danish-government Denmark is considering purchasing trained police horses from abroad to meet a provision to reintroduce the animal to law enforcement in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171220/police-horses-riding-back-to-denmark-but-not-for-a-while Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:51:31 +0100 police-horses-riding-back-to-denmark-but-not-for-a-while Government negotiations on tax cuts and asylum will be put on hold until after the Christmas break. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171220/denmark-tax-asylum-bills-to-be-settled-in-new-year-as-coalition-party-gives-ground Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:36:04 +0100 denmark-tax-asylum-bills-to-be-settled-in-new-year-as-coalition-party-gives-ground Marcus Knuth, spokesperson for immigration issues with the governing Liberal (Venstre) party, says all refugees granted asylum in Denmark should be returned to their home country once it is considered to be safe, regardless of employment status. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171218/refugees-with-jobs-should-be-sent-home-danish-mp Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:27:33 +0100 refugees-with-jobs-should-be-sent-home-danish-mp Negotiations over tax cuts and immigration between the government and parliamentary ally the Danish People’s Party still have some way to go. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171215/danish-parties-in-race-against-clock-as-negotiations-continue-over-tax-immigration Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:18:36 +0100 danish-parties-in-race-against-clock-as-negotiations-continue-over-tax-immigration Danish People’s Party (DF) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has said suggestions by coalition party Liberal Alliance that it will not vote for a budget agreement are ‘grotesque’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171211/liberal-alliance-threats-over-tax-cuts-are-grotesque-df Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:52:59 +0100 liberal-alliance-threats-over-tax-cuts-are-grotesque-df The three parties in Denmark’s coalition government reached agreement with parliamentary ally the Danish People’s Party (DF) over a new budget late on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171209/denmark-gets-budget-but-coalition-party-leaves-room-for-doubt Sat, 09 Dec 2017 15:48:43 +0100 denmark-gets-budget-but-coalition-party-leaves-room-for-doubt The government’s aim of securing tax cuts and a new budget by the new year has been put in doubt by parliamentary ally the Danish People's Party, which has made demands over the structure of the deal, as well as over immigration. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171206/denmarks-right-wing-parties-in-conflict-over-budget-deal Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:01:21 +0100 denmarks-right-wing-parties-in-conflict-over-budget-deal Opposition parties as well as government ally the Danish People’s Party (DF) have criticised the government for a lack of detail in its proposed budget. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170911/show-your-workings-df-and-opposition-to-government-over-budget Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:42:01 +0200 show-your-workings-df-and-opposition-to-government-over-budget The Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri, DI) has presented its own budget package with 50 specific proposals for the political autumn. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170901/plan-secures-danish-companies-35000-extra-heads-di Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:08:03 +0200 plan-secures-danish-companies-35000-extra-heads-di Denmark’s opposition Social Democrats have said that the new fiscal plan presented by the government on Thursday does not do enough for the country’s social welfare system. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170831/social-democrats-criticise-danish-government-for-lack-of-welfare-in-new-budget Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:30:36 +0200 social-democrats-criticise-danish-government-for-lack-of-welfare-in-new-budget The Danish government on Friday reached an agreement with the Danish People’s Party, Liberal Alliance and the Conservatives on the nation’s operating budget for 2017. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161121/heres-what-denmarks-new-budget-means-for-foreigners Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:37:05 +0100 heres-what-denmarks-new-budget-means-for-foreigners The University of Copenhagen announced on Wednesday that it was cutting 532 jobs as a result of funding cuts laid out by the government’s budget. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160203/university-of-copenhagen-slashes-over-500-jobs Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:38:08 +0100 university-of-copenhagen-slashes-over-500-jobs