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 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 After suffering a comprehensive defeat at the general election, the Danish People’s Party (DF) wants to take on a new role in the country’s politics – with leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl continuing at the helm. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190613/danish-peoples-party-plans-comeback-after-election-rout Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:08:00 +0200 danish-peoples-party-plans-comeback-after-election-rout 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 Denmark’s immigration policies have been under scrutiny worldwide in recent years, with its infamous 'jewellery law', the recent ban on burkas and Integration Minister Inger Støjberg's decision to celebrate immigration restriction with cake all receiving their fair share of coverage – and criticism – from international media outlets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180910/bbc-cross-examines-danes-on-integration-policy Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:46:19 +0200 bbc-cross-examines-danes-on-integration-policy The anti-immigration Danish People’s Party (DF) has called for a limit to be placed on the amount of people awarded Danish citizenship, regardless of other requirements being met. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180516/no-more-than-1000-new-danish-citizenships-annually-df-as-law-change-talks-begin Wed, 16 May 2018 14:52:58 +0200 no-more-than-1000-new-danish-citizenships-annually-df-as-law-change-talks-begin The anti-immigration Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) wants to scrap a scheme that helps refugees to find paid work, thereby saving money for municipalities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180108/populist-move-against-refugee-apprenticeship-programme-could-cost-councils-millions-report Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:02:48 +0100 populist-move-against-refugee-apprenticeship-programme-could-cost-councils-millions-report Politicians on the left and right of Denmark's parliament have distanced themselves from a proposal by the populist Danish People’s Party (DF) to impose a curfew on youths living in socially marginalised areas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180105/danish-populists-curfew-plan-for-ghettos-faces-criticism-cross-aisle-criticism Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:45:53 +0100 danish-populists-curfew-plan-for-ghettos-faces-criticism-cross-aisle-criticism Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl could see his wish for new asylum curbs fulfilled via budget negotiations with the government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171207/syrians-can-reunite-with-families-in-aleppo-danish-peoples-party Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:24:00 +0100 syrians-can-reunite-with-families-in-aleppo-danish-peoples-party 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 The right-wing Danish People’s Party (DF) failed to gain either a mayoral position or the increased vote share it had targeted in Denmark’s local elections. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171122/df-has-not-broken-through-on-municipal-level-leader-after-election-disappointment Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:19:26 +0100 df-has-not-broken-through-on-municipal-level-leader-after-election-disappointment 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 (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) is calling for new requirements to be placed on a range welfare support payments available to foreign citizens. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170907/scrap-foreigners-dental-treatment-study-grants-and-bus-passes-df Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:47:30 +0200 scrap-foreigners-dental-treatment-study-grants-and-bus-passes-df Denmark’s Conservative Party, which forms part of the coalition government, is hoping to convince parliamentary allies to support reductions to the top tax bracket as the Folketing returns from its summer break. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170809/denmarks-conservatives-look-to-tax-breaks-in-new-parliament-session Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:10:07 +0200 denmarks-conservatives-look-to-tax-breaks-in-new-parliament-session The leaders of the Social Democrats, Denmark’s biggest opposition party, and the populist Danish People’s Party (DF) want Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to take measures against free movement within the EU. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170616/denmarks-social-democrats-df-join-in-anti-eu-criticism-of-pm Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:54:42 +0200 denmarks-social-democrats-df-join-in-anti-eu-criticism-of-pm 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 Søren Krarup, a member of the Danish parliament from 2001-2011, said on Danish television that he would “never vote for that nice little gay boy” in reference to Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170509/danish-former-mp-makes-homophobic-remark-about-french-president-elect-macron Tue, 09 May 2017 12:17:18 +0200 danish-former-mp-makes-homophobic-remark-about-french-president-elect-macron 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 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