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 A speech about immigration and integration, given by a member of Denmark’s ruling Social Democrats in parliament, has caused an uproar among local party representatives but the party leadership, including Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, is sticking to its guns. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240425/explained-why-denmarks-social-democrats-are-split-over-immigration-speech Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:03:33 +0200 explained-why-denmarks-social-democrats-are-split-over-immigration-speech 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 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 The Local asked Jeppe Kofod, the Social Democratic lead candidate in the elections for the European Parliament, about his party's role in the EU, free movement, residency and Brexit. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190523/free-movement-should-also-be-fair-movement-denmark-eu-election Thu, 23 May 2019 19:10:37 +0200 free-movement-should-also-be-fair-movement-denmark-eu-election Society is not doing enough to help children and young people in vulnerable situations, the Social Democratic party has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190520/danish-social-democrats-want-more-vulnerable-children-to-be-placed-in-foster-homes Mon, 20 May 2019 15:12:50 +0200 danish-social-democrats-want-more-vulnerable-children-to-be-placed-in-foster-homes Denmark’s Social Liberal (Radikale Venstre) party says it wants guarantees in writing of a “new political direction” for the country if it is to support the Social Democrats, the largest party in opposition, in a bid to form a future government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180821/denmarks-opposition-split-widens-as-written-promise-demanded-for-support-of-social-democrats Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:56:02 +0200 denmarks-opposition-split-widens-as-written-promise-demanded-for-support-of-social-democrats A new opinion poll has suggested support for Denmark’s Social Democrat and Liberal parties is currently at a similar level to at the 2015 general election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180813/denmarks-social-democrats-at-2015-level-in-new-poll Mon, 13 Aug 2018 18:57:59 +0200 denmarks-social-democrats-at-2015-level-in-new-poll Denmark’s Social Democrats will not seek to form a coalition government with erstwhile ally the Social Liberal (Radikale Venstre) party in the event that the current opposition wins the next general election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180605/social-democrats-go-it-alone-in-break-with-allies-over-immigration Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:04:42 +0200 social-democrats-go-it-alone-in-break-with-allies-over-immigration The Social Democrats, the largest party in Denmark’s opposition, risk losing the support of traditionally allied parties on the left due to increasingly populist policies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180530/cracks-show-in-denmarks-opposition-as-allies-censure-social-democrats Wed, 30 May 2018 14:37:54 +0200 cracks-show-in-denmarks-opposition-as-allies-censure-social-democrats Mette Frederiksen, the leader of the opposition Social Democrat party, has been criticised after she appeared to suggest a commenter was less entitled to take part in debate because of her immigrant background. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180316/danish-social-democrat-leader-faces-criticism-after-using-ethnicity-in-facebook-debate Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:50:02 +0100 danish-social-democrat-leader-faces-criticism-after-using-ethnicity-in-facebook-debate Denmark's Social Democrats, part of the left-wing opposition and the country's largest party, on Monday proposed slashing the number of "non-Western" foreigners allowed into the EU member state. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180206/denmarks-social-democrats-want-to-cap-non-western-asylum-seekers Tue, 06 Feb 2018 09:18:13 +0100 denmarks-social-democrats-want-to-cap-non-western-asylum-seekers Parliamentary allies have responded sceptically to an asylum proposal announced on Monday by the Social Democrats, Denmark's largest opposition party. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180205/danish-social-democrats-criticised-for-plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-africa Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:11:59 +0100 danish-social-democrats-criticised-for-plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-africa 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 The Danish People’s Party (DF) and the Social Democrats (S) have long resided within their respective ‘blocs’ in the national political makeup, with DF a member of the right-of-centre blue bloc and the Social Democrats the leading party of the left-of-centre red bloc. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170214/is-a-new-political-alliance-forming-in-denmark Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:19:28 +0100 is-a-new-political-alliance-forming-in-denmark