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Who should pay for the CO2 emissions from food production – the farmers or the consumers?

The local leaders of Venstre (Liberals) started to advocate for a tax on agricultural produce instead of a tax on agriculture. They consider that consumers should...

Internal conflict in Alternativet (Green)

There is a conflict between the Green members of the Parliament. Five of them want to exclude the sixth, Theresa Scavenius. It seems that Theresa has, in several...

A new right-wing political party

The former vice president of Nye Borgerlige (Libertarian Nationalist) has decided to start her own party called Frit Fællesskab. The party ideology line is anti-vaccine...

The pressure grows on the prime minister to give up on the extra tax cuts

Local and regional social democrat leaders are rebelling against their party leader (the current prime minister) on the question of welfare vs. tax cuts. They cannot...

20 recommendations to improve the healthcare system in Denmark

Last year, the Parliament established an expert commission led by Søren Brostrøm (former director of the Danish Health Agency) to suggest possible solutions to the...