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 An increasing number of foreign students in Copenhagen have resorted to the so-called ‘sale’ of fraudulent address schemes in order to get a Danish personal registration (CPR) number. https://www.thelocal.com/20240725/how-denmarks-international-students-fall-into-the-trap-of-cpr-address-fraud Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:12:37 +0200 how-denmarks-international-students-fall-into-the-trap-of-cpr-address-fraud There's something heroic about the way Danes and Swedes insist on trying to communicate with one another using their own languages, but more often than not end up nodding, smiling, and only pretending to understand. Why not give up and just speak English? https://www.thelocal.com/20210429/why-do-swedes-and-danes-insist-on-pretending-they-speak-the-same-language Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:20:29 +0200 why-do-swedes-and-danes-insist-on-pretending-they-speak-the-same-language A cross-party parliamentary majority has agreed to back a series of legislation changes on naturalisation of new Danish citizens, the country’s immigration ministry has announced. https://www.thelocal.com/20210420/denmark-announces-new-tightening-of-citizenship-rules Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:40:06 +0200 denmark-announces-new-tightening-of-citizenship-rules Danish authorities have withdrawn the asylum status of dozens of refugees from Syria, with hundreds more cases still to be reviewed. No other country in Europe has made a similar decision. https://www.thelocal.com/20210409/my-mother-risks-going-to-jail-why-is-denmark-sending-refugees-back-to-syria Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:38:37 +0200 my-mother-risks-going-to-jail-why-is-denmark-sending-refugees-back-to-syria