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 Pia Kjærsgaard, the woman who built the far-right Danish People's Party into the kingmaker of Danish politics, transforming the country's immigration debate, has announced her retirement from parliament. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240913/founder-of-far-right-danish-peoples-party-to-retire-from-politics Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:01:40 +0200 founder-of-far-right-danish-peoples-party-to-retire-from-politics The far-right Danish People’s Party is in crisis after five of its parliamentarians quit the party in two days and its former leader failed to rule out also quitting in protest at the new leader, Morten Messerschmidt. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220222/is-danish-peoples-party-chaos-sign-of-far-right-partys-impending-collapse Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:42:17 +0100 is-danish-peoples-party-chaos-sign-of-far-right-partys-impending-collapse Morten Messerschmidt, the vice-chair of the Danish People's Party went on trial on Monday for forging documents and misusing EU funds when he was an MEP in Brussels. We explain what the case is about. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210802/explained-what-are-the-fraud-accusations-against-the-danish-peoples-partys-vice-chair Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:16:36 +0200 explained-what-are-the-fraud-accusations-against-the-danish-peoples-partys-vice-chair The Danish parliament has recently adopted a controversial text asking universities to ensure that "politics is not disguised as science". The Local's contributor Sophie Standen examines why Denmark's politicians are criticising university researchers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210609/analysis-why-are-denmarks-politicians-criticising-the-countrys-university-researchers Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:13:19 +0200 analysis-why-are-denmarks-politicians-criticising-the-countrys-university-researchers Denmark's parliament on Thursday adopted a law enabling it to open asylum reception centres outside Europe where applicants would live while their case is processed, with the host country also taking them in if granted asylum. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210603/danish-mps-agree-to-send-asylum-seekers-outside-europe Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:48:08 +0200 danish-mps-agree-to-send-asylum-seekers-outside-europe The Danish People’s Party, a populist, anti-immigration party formed in 1995, is currently seeing its worst polling numbers in two decades. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201102/where-did-it-go-wrong-for-the-populist-danish-peoples-party Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:23:26 +0100 where-did-it-go-wrong-for-the-populist-danish-peoples-party The coronavirus crisis has made the populist right in Denmark and Norway almost vanish off the map. Can they find a way back after the pandemic? https://www.thelocal.dk/20200506/has-coronavirus-silenced-populists-in-denmark-and-norway Wed, 06 May 2020 13:38:58 +0200 has-coronavirus-silenced-populists-in-denmark-and-norway A leading politician for the Danish People's Party has been sharply criticised by his own party after he reiterated his call for the Danish speaking areas of northern Germany to be returned to Danish rule. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200117/far-right-danish-politician-calls-for-return-of-german-region Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:44:11 +0100 far-right-danish-politician-calls-for-return-of-german-region The populist, anti-immigration Danish People’s Party (DF), a hugely influential player in Denmark’s politics for two decades, could lose as much as half of its vote share in the June 5th general election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190604/danish-peoples-party-braces-itself-for-tough-election-night Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:46:34 +0200 danish-peoples-party-braces-itself-for-tough-election-night A proposed tightening of immigration rules could have a significant impact on refugees' ability to pay unforeseen costs of vital services like medicine and healthcare. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190125/new-danish-asylum-curb-could-restrict-refugee-access-to-medicine-and-dental-care Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:23:46 +0100 new-danish-asylum-curb-could-restrict-refugee-access-to-medicine-and-dental-care Denmark’s Liberal Alliance (LA), a member of the coalition government, says the nationalist Danish People’s Party (DF) is gambling with the result of next year’s general election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180809/intrigues-on-denmarks-right-could-cost-election-victory-libertarian-party Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:48:41 +0200 intrigues-on-denmarks-right-could-cost-election-victory-libertarian-party The deputy leader of Denmark’s governing Venstre (Liberal) party says that the populist Danish People’s Party (DF) is capable of participating in a coalition government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171009/danish-peoples-party-government-ready-minister Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:15:29 +0200 danish-peoples-party-government-ready-minister Denmark’s populist Danish People’s Party has asked the opposition Social Democrats to promise they will not change their immigration policies if they win the next general election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170607/danish-peoples-party-to-opposition-guarantee-no-change-to-immigration-rules Wed, 07 Jun 2017 19:09:46 +0200 danish-peoples-party-to-opposition-guarantee-no-change-to-immigration-rules Denmark’s nationalist Danish People’s Party (DF) will vote against granting any citizenships to applicants for the foreseeable future – even if they fulfil criteria the party helped to set. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170602/danish-peoples-party-no-more-citizenships Fri, 02 Jun 2017 17:53:43 +0200 danish-peoples-party-no-more-citizenships The nationalist Danish People’s Party wants to put up a barbed wire fence with motion sensors on Denmark’s border with Germany. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170522/danish-peoples-party-wants-barbed-wire-fence-on-germany-border Mon, 22 May 2017 10:18:55 +0200 danish-peoples-party-wants-barbed-wire-fence-on-germany-border Henning Dyremose, a former minister with the Danish Conservative party, has been criticised after comparing the nationalist Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) to the Ku Klux Klan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170519/former-minister-compares-danish-peoples-party-to-ku-klux-klan Fri, 19 May 2017 16:20:39 +0200 former-minister-compares-danish-peoples-party-to-ku-klux-klan Denmark’s Social Democratic party has joined calls to ban prayer rooms at schools and universities, as it continues its flirtation with the populist right. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170221/danish-social-democrats-calls-for-ban-on-prayer-rooms-in-schools Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:25:59 +0100 danish-social-democrats-calls-for-ban-on-prayer-rooms-in-schools The president of the European Parliament has accused the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party of misleading Danish voters into voting “no” in last year’s EU referendum. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161020/eu-president-accuses-populists-of-misleading-danes Thu, 20 Oct 2016 23:16:52 +0200 eu-president-accuses-populists-of-misleading-danes Danish opposition parties have called for young asylum seekers to be punished by being forcibly detained within their accommodation centres. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160802/danish-opposition-calls-for-troublesome-migrants-to-be-locked-in-centre Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:52:13 +0200 danish-opposition-calls-for-troublesome-migrants-to-be-locked-in-centre A parliamentarian said he made “one of the few mistakes [he's] made in [his] life” when he damaged another vehicle and then fled the scene because he was having "a thoroughly bad day". https://www.thelocal.dk/20150210/danish-mp-blames-hit-and-run-on-bad-day Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:01:20 +0100 danish-mp-blames-hit-and-run-on-bad-day