https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Greenland's pro-independence foreign minister Pele Broberg was demoted on Monday after saying that only Inuits should vote in a referendum on whether the Arctic territory should break away from Denmark. https://www.thelocal.com/20210928/greenland-foreign-minister-axed-over-independence-remarks Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:57:53 +0200 greenland-foreign-minister-axed-over-independence-remarks Denmark’s low unemployment rate is creating recruitment challenges for Danish companies. A recent government initiative aims to resolve the issue, but some say it overlooks the importance of international labour.  https://www.thelocal.com/20210917/is-international-workforce-the-answer-to-denmarks-labour-shortage Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:54:42 +0200 is-international-workforce-the-answer-to-denmarks-labour-shortage The government of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous Danish territory, faced an outcry on Tuesday over the culling of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins in a day in what was said to be the single biggest hunt in the northern archipelago. https://www.thelocal.com/20210915/faroe-islands-face-outcry-after-1400-dolphins-slaughtered-in-a-day Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:03:35 +0200 faroe-islands-face-outcry-after-1400-dolphins-slaughtered-in-a-day A 1970 audio recording of John Lennon singing a hitherto unpublished song during a visit to Denmark will go under the hammer in Copenhagen on September 28th, the auction house said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.com/20210915/danes-discover-unknown-recording-of-john-lennon-on-1970-visit Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:51:19 +0200 danes-discover-unknown-recording-of-john-lennon-on-1970-visit Denmark will change the colour classification of a number of regions in Europe in the latest weekly update to its Covid-19 travel guidelines. https://www.thelocal.com/20210910/travel-update-denmark-makes-austria-yellow-more-of-italy-now-green Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:44:57 +0200 travel-update-denmark-makes-austria-yellow-more-of-italy-now-green In a new update to Covid-19 travel guidelines announced on Friday, Denmark’s foreign ministry switched the South and West Sweden region from green to yellow. https://www.thelocal.com/20210903/travel-update-denmark-changes-sweden-to-yellow-in-latest-guidelines Fri, 03 Sep 2021 18:51:54 +0200 travel-update-denmark-changes-sweden-to-yellow-in-latest-guidelines Swedish police are investigating why rocks are being thrown at cars with Danish licence plates in southern Sweden, after a spate of more than 100 attacks. https://www.thelocal.com/20210716/swedish-police-investigate-spate-of-motorway-attacks-on-danish-cars Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:28:54 +0200 swedish-police-investigate-spate-of-motorway-attacks-on-danish-cars It's not all old wives' tales, superstition and hearsay. These sayings, suspicions and folklore have more than a grain of truth to them.  https://www.thelocal.com/20210712/superstitions-about-the-weather-in-norway-that-are-actually-true Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:41:30 +0200 superstitions-about-the-weather-in-norway-that-are-actually-true Meteorologists across Sweden, Norway and Finland have registered record or near-record temperatures over the weekend, with some places hitting highs of 34C. https://www.thelocal.com/20210706/heatwave-hits-nordics-with-record-temperatures Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:38:44 +0200 heatwave-hits-nordics-with-record-temperatures The WHO's European director warned Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won't end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, and criticised Europe's vaccine rollout as "too slow". https://www.thelocal.com/20210529/pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director Sat, 29 May 2021 14:50:51 +0200 pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director A new proposal presented by the government on Wednesday could give local authorities the ability to designate zero-emissions zones in cities. https://www.thelocal.com/20210526/denmark-signals-support-for-zero-emissions-zones-in-cities Wed, 26 May 2021 17:03:22 +0200 denmark-signals-support-for-zero-emissions-zones-in-cities Denmark on Tuesday announced that coronavirus restrictions will be further lifted on Friday May 21st, despite a slight increase in infection numbers in the last week. https://www.thelocal.com/20210518/why-is-denmark-easing-restrictions-with-covid-19-infections-on-mild-rise Tue, 18 May 2021 18:26:35 +0200 why-is-denmark-easing-restrictions-with-covid-19-infections-on-mild-rise Tourists from Denmark can now travel to Portugal without having to quarantine on either leg of their trip. https://www.thelocal.com/20210518/denmark-gives-green-light-to-quarantine-free-tourism-to-portugal Tue, 18 May 2021 16:18:32 +0200 denmark-gives-green-light-to-quarantine-free-tourism-to-portugal US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday welcomed Denmark's plans to boost its military presence in Greenland and the North Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.com/20210518/danish-arctic-military-boost-welcomed-by-us-secretary-of-state Tue, 18 May 2021 10:43:16 +0200 danish-arctic-military-boost-welcomed-by-us-secretary-of-state Denmark's bars, cafes, restaurants and museums reopened on Wednesday, giving life in the capital Copenhagen a semblance of normalcy as the spread of Covid-19 was deemed stable. https://www.thelocal.com/20210422/its-a-very-special-day-denmark-reacts-to-reopening-of-cafes-restaurants-and-museums Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:45:28 +0200 its-a-very-special-day-denmark-reacts-to-reopening-of-cafes-restaurants-and-museums An easing of restrictions in Denmark will reduce restrictions on people travelling out of and back to the country for business purposes, though they will still be required to quarantine when not at work. https://www.thelocal.com/20210420/denmark-scraps-quarantine-requirement-for-business-travellers-but-only-for-work Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:44:43 +0200 denmark-scraps-quarantine-requirement-for-business-travellers-but-only-for-work Denmark is in discussions with a number of countries over exchanging its shelved Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca. https://www.thelocal.com/20210420/denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:16:49 +0200 denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines The European Union is very unlikely to renew its Covid-19 vaccine contracts with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a French minister said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.com/20210416/france-says-it-is-highly-probable-eu-wont-renew-astrazeneca-orders Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:20:59 +0200 france-says-it-is-highly-probable-eu-wont-renew-astrazeneca-orders Norway's health authority has recommended AstraZeneca be withdrawn from its Covid-19 vaccination program, but the country's government has delayed a final decision until May.   https://www.thelocal.com/20210415/norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:32:48 +0200 norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 There are big differences in the strategies and organisation used by countries around Europe to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Here's a run down that allows you to compare the vaccination policies in place in several European countries. https://www.thelocal.com/20210415/compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:03:25 +0200 compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts