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 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 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 Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced a dramatic change of course for his party on the eve of the general election by declaring its priority was now to form a government with traditional rivals the Social Democrats. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190604/danish-pm-declares-for-cross-aisle-coalition-in-dramatic-election-eve-announcement Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:07:51 +0200 danish-pm-declares-for-cross-aisle-coalition-in-dramatic-election-eve-announcement 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 An MP with Denmark’s governing Liberal (Venstre) party has caused internal division in his own party after posting a message that appeared to show support for Germany’s far-right. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170925/danish-liberal-colleagues-split-over-german-election-result Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:33:36 +0200 danish-liberal-colleagues-split-over-german-election-result Denmark’s prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has denied rumours of a spilt within the Venstre (Liberal) party after a minister called a proposal for a state loan system “socialist”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170630/danish-pm-denies-internal-rift-over-state-loan-proposal Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:04:05 +0200 danish-pm-denies-internal-rift-over-state-loan-proposal A European lawmaker for Denmark's ruling right-wing party said Saturday he was leaving the party over its controversial asylum policies, which include plans for police to search asylum seekers' luggage for valuables. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151220/danish-mep-quits-party-over-asylum-policies Sun, 20 Dec 2015 19:35:49 +0100 danish-mep-quits-party-over-asylum-policies Opposition party Venstre's proposal to offer easier immigration to people from certain countries was enough to get the Brazilian Embassy to write an angry letter to Søren Pind. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140825/brazil-offended-danish-immigration-proposal Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:42:00 +0200 brazil-offended-danish-immigration-proposal There is no reason that foreign criminals can't sleep 12-15 to a room, the Danish People's Party said. Their proposal was backed by Venstre, which thinks that foreign criminals have it way too good in Danish prisons. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140806/house-foreign-criminals-in-shuttered-barracks-df Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:35:02 +0200 house-foreign-criminals-in-shuttered-barracks-df Former PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen's role as the chairman of a South Korean NGO led to numerous revelations about his spending habits, hurting him dearly in polls. He now says he will leave the position and focus on the upcoming election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140619/lkke-to-step-down-from Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:22:00 +0200 lkke-to-step-down-from