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The new leader of Venstre (Liberals) will be Troels Lund Poulsen, the current Minister of Defense

A new leader will be elected at the party congress on 18-19 November. However, everyone is already pointing towards the only candidate, Troels Lund Poulsen. Former...

The leader of Venstre (Liberals) and Vice Prime Minister, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, has said goodbye to Danish politics

Jakob’s comeback has been short; it has been fewer than three months since his return from the eight-month-long sick leave. After struggling to recover...

Four political parties from the opposition launch a plan to save the marine environment off the coasts of Denmark

According to Pelle Dragsted (leader of Enhedslisten - Red/Green Alliance) “the main reason our seas are dying is the discharge of manure from agriculture”....

The law proposal on blasphemy has been amended

Earlier this autumn, it was proposed that you should not be able to desecrate objects of religious importance; for example, burn the Bible in...

Tax deduction for repair of used electronics

Radikale Venstre (Social Liberals) wants to discourage overconsumption and has proposed a tax deduction for repair of used electronics. At the same time, they want a...