The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark’s anti-begging law only convicted foreigners: report Tightened legislation introduced in 2017 against begging has so far exclusively resulted in convictions of foreign citizens, raising concerns about police discrimination. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180704/denmarks-anti-begging-law-only-convicted-against-foreigners-report Wed, 04 Jul 2018 13:06:56 +0200 denmarks-anti-begging-law-only-convicted-against-foreigners-report Podcast: "There's no safe option in Catalonia now" In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Denmark to deport Romanian woman for begging A 63-year-old Romanian woman was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 days in jail followed by deportation for asking passersby for spare change in the Copenhagen district of Nørrebro. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170801/denmark-to-deport-romanian-woman-for-begging Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:53:16 +0200 denmark-to-deport-romanian-woman-for-begging Danish anti-begging law sees three convicted in Copenhagen Two men and a woman were sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment at Copenhagen court on Wednesday under Denmark’s new tightened anti-begging legislation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170725/danish-anti-begging-law-sees-three-convicted-in-copenhagen Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:27:31 +0200 danish-anti-begging-law-sees-three-convicted-in-copenhagen Danish court deports Slovakian woman for begging A Danish court on Wednesday sentenced a Slovakian woman to 40 days in prison and ordered her to be deported for begging on the street, in the country's first ruling of its kind. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161130/denmark-deports-slovakian-woman-for-begging Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:55:57 +0100 denmark-deports-slovakian-woman-for-begging Parties target ‘organized’ beggars in Copenhagen Two right-wing parties want to implement stiff penalties for begging, but the police and the justice minister insist that the current approach is working. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150416/parties-target-organized-beggars-in-copenhagen Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:51:08 +0200 parties-target-organized-beggars-in-copenhagen