The Local Denmark 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 Denmark creates 208,000 new jobs in five years and companies are still in need of employees Danish companies have created 208,000 new jobs over the past five years. But now they’re having trouble finding employees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190628/208000-new-danish-jobs-in-5-years-but-companies-still-want-employees Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:41:36 +0200 208000-new-danish-jobs-in-5-years-but-companies-still-want-employees Denmark’s youthful new government has almost twice as many male ministers as female The average age of Denmark’s new government is, at 41, the same as its leader Mette Frederiksen. There is a clear majority of male ministers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190627/denmarks-youthful-new-government-has-almost-twice-as-many-male-ministers-as-female Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:37:01 +0200 denmarks-youthful-new-government-has-almost-twice-as-many-male-ministers-as-female Power shifts in Denmark with the giving of gifts Transfer of power between governments can be associated with antagonism, ill feeling and tension. In Denmark, it is accompanied by the exchange of gifts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190627/power-shifts-in-denmark-with-the-giving-of-gifts Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:35:41 +0200 power-shifts-in-denmark-with-the-giving-of-gifts Here is Denmark’s new Social Democrat government Incoming prime minister Mette Frederiksen presented on Thursday the list of ministers who will form her new government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190627/here-is-denmarks-new-social-democrat-government Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:13:09 +0200 here-is-denmarks-new-social-democrat-government What you need to know about Denmark’s new government agreement Denmark is to get a new prime minister after left-wing parties won an overall majority in the election and, on Tuesday night, reached agreement over a platform on which to support Mette Frederiksen as the new head of government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190626/what-you-need-to-know-about-denmarks-new-government-agreement Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:14:44 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-denmarks-new-government-agreement Denmark government announces reshuffle following minister resignations Denmark’s Liberal party, the senior partner in the coalition government, has confirmed three new ministerial appointments. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180502/denmark-government-announces-reshuffle-following-minister-resignations Wed, 02 May 2018 17:48:02 +0200 denmark-government-announces-reshuffle-following-minister-resignations Denmark's government rocked by double minister resignation Two high-profile ministers in Denmark’s government resigned within hours of each other on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180502/danish-government-rocked-by-double-minister-resignation Wed, 02 May 2018 12:10:19 +0200 danish-government-rocked-by-double-minister-resignation After years of scandals, here’s how Denmark’s reformed tax authority will look Denmark’s crisis-torn tax authority Skat will be dismantled and restructured as seven new agencies, the government announced Tuesday, after a series of scandals in recent times. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170614/heres-how-denmarks-reformed-tax-administration-will-look Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:29:31 +0200 heres-how-denmarks-reformed-tax-administration-will-look Here is Denmark's new coalition government PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen presented his new 22-person cabinet on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161128/here-is-denmarks-new-coalition-government Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:27:35 +0100 here-is-denmarks-new-coalition-government Danish PM adds two parties to government to steady support Denmark's Prime Minister said on Sunday he had shored up his minority government by bringing in two allied parties after a dispute over tax cuts threatened to topple his administration. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161127/danish-pm-adds-two-parties-to-government-to-steady-support Sun, 27 Nov 2016 18:04:16 +0100 danish-pm-adds-two-parties-to-government-to-steady-support Danish PM invites support parties into government Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Monday welcomed the leaders of the Liberal Alliance and the Conservatives to his official residence to discuss the creation of a new three-party coalition government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161121/danish-pm-invites-support-parties-into-government Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:58:45 +0100 danish-pm-invites-support-parties-into-government 'Topple Danish government to drive through Muslim ban' One of the Danish People’s Party’s most influential figures has called for it to topple the minority centre-right government of Lars Løkke Rasmussen in a bid to force through a temporary ban on Islamic immigration. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160729/topple-danish-government-to-drive-through-muslim-ban Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:34:58 +0200 topple-danish-government-to-drive-through-muslim-ban