Ban on foreign donations to political parties and candidates
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- Parties, candidate lists and candidates may not receive money from donors who live or are based abroad.
- Grants from EU institutions, from European political party alliances, and from members of the European Parliament who were elected in Denmark but live abroad are exempt.
- A prohibited grant must be returned to the donor no later than 30 days after it was received.
- Who: The rules apply to parties that are standing or may stand in elections to the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) or the European Parliament, and to candidate lists and candidates. The ban also covers Danish citizens who live abroad.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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Sources and original
Official title (in Danish)Lov om ændring af partiregnskabsloven og partistøtteloven (Forbud mod udenlandske donationer til politiske partier og kandidater)
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget implementerer den politiske aftale mellem regeringen (S, V og M), DD, SF, KF, EL, RV og ALT om at indføre et forbud mod udenlandske donationer til politiske partier, kandidatlister og kandidater. Formålet med forslaget er at begrænse muligheden for, at udenlandske aktører kan øve indflydelse på det danske folkestyre ved hjælp af økonomisk støtte til politiske partier og kandidater. Med forslaget indføres et forbud for partier, kandidatlister og kandidater mod at modtage tilskud fra udenlandske myndigheder og fysiske eller juridiske personer med bopæl eller hjemsted i udlandet, herunder tilskud fra danske statsborgere med bopæl i udlandet. Fra forbuddet er undtaget tilskud fra EU-institutioner, tilskud fra europæiske sammenslutninger af partier og tilskud fra medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet, som er valgt i Danmark, men har bopæl i udlandet, samt fra det medlem af Europa-Kommissionen, som er indstillet af Danmark. Det foreslås, at forslaget træder i kraft 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 24 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet