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 Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said she regrets an email which outlined a plan to conduct coordinated media attacks on the opposition Liberal Party during negotiations over municipal budgeting. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200226/danish-pm-forced-to-apologize-over-bungled-negotiations-with-opposition Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:32:49 +0100 danish-pm-forced-to-apologize-over-bungled-negotiations-with-opposition An internal Social Democrat email, ostensibly planning a media attack on the opposition Liberals as a negotiation strategy, has caused a stir after being accidentally sent to a journalist. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200224/how-an-accidental-email-put-denmarks-government-in-a-spot-of-bother Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:51:18 +0100 how-an-accidental-email-put-denmarks-government-in-a-spot-of-bother Jakob Ellemann-Jensen was elected the new leader of the Danish Liberal (Venstre) party at an extraordinary national congress on Friday, while Inger Støjberg becomes deputy leader. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190923/denmarks-liberals-look-forward-after-new-leadership-confirmed Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:28:46 +0200 denmarks-liberals-look-forward-after-new-leadership-confirmed Former minister Ellen Trane Nørby on Monday announced her candidacy for the deputy leader position with the Venstre (Liberal) party. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190910/fromer-health-minister-nrby-to-challenge-stjberg-for-liberal-deputy-leadership Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:19:27 +0200 fromer-health-minister-nrby-to-challenge-stjberg-for-liberal-deputy-leadership Inger Støjberg, the hardline former Minister for Immigration and Integration, is to run for election as deputy leader of the Liberal (Venstre) party. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190904/former-danish-immigration-minister-stjberg-to-run-for-liberal-deputy-leader-role Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:58:39 +0200 former-danish-immigration-minister-stjberg-to-run-for-liberal-deputy-leader-role Jakob Ellemann-Jensen on Tuesday formally announced his intention to stand for the leadership of Denmark’s Liberal (Venstre) party. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190904/ellemann-jensen-is-likely-new-leader-for-denmarks-liberals-after-confirming-candidacy Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:25:50 +0200 ellemann-jensen-is-likely-new-leader-for-denmarks-liberals-after-confirming-candidacy The new leadership of the centre-right Liberal (Venstre) party must act quickly to provide clarity over the party’s position on working with traditional rivals the Social Democrats, a Liberal MP has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190903/new-danish-liberal-leader-must-be-clear-on-relationship-with-rivals-mp-says Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:57:50 +0200 new-danish-liberal-leader-must-be-clear-on-relationship-with-rivals-mp-says The Liberal (Venstre) party, which has governed Denmark for 14 of the last 18 years, is to move forward with a new leader after two-time prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen resigned on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190902/what-next-for-denmarks-liberals-after-rasmussen-farewell Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:57:09 +0200 what-next-for-denmarks-liberals-after-rasmussen-farewell Two-time Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has announced that he is stepping down as leader of the centre-right Liberal Party after ten years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190901/former-danish-pm-steps-down-as-liberal-party-leader Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:41:04 +0200 former-danish-pm-steps-down-as-liberal-party-leader The Liberal (Venstre) Party, the senior partner in the former coalition government which lost June’s general election, is currently mired in manoeuvring and discord over potential new leadership. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190828/what-is-going-on-with-denmarks-liberal-party Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:19:12 +0200 what-is-going-on-with-denmarks-liberal-party Inger Støjberg, Denmark's hardline former immigration minister, has lost her fight to gain a position at the top of the centre-right Liberal Party, to the frustration of supporters. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190806/denmarks-liberals-snub-hardline-former-immigration-minister Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:27:09 +0200 denmarks-liberals-snub-hardline-former-immigration-minister Denmark’s ruling Liberal Party has come out against a ban on the circumcision of young boys, meaning the controversial citizen’s proposal is unlikely to make it through parliament. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180424/denmarks-ruling-liberals-to-oppose-circumcision-bam Wed, 25 Apr 2018 01:48:49 +0200 denmarks-ruling-liberals-to-oppose-circumcision-bam