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 Copenhagen Police spied on Brazil at COP15 Copenhagen Police illegally spied on a member of Brazil’s official delegation to the 2009 climate conference, according to new revelations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140929/copenhagen-police-spied-on-brazil-at-cop15 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:03:00 +0200 copenhagen-police-spied-on-brazil-at-cop15 Danish xenophobia is bad for business The capital may have branded itself cOPENhagen in a bid to woo foreign businesses and investors, but if Denmark's political parties don't do more to change the tone of the political debate, columnist Michael Booth argues that no branding campaign in the world can help. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140909/danish-xenophobia-is-bad-for-business Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:58:00 +0200 danish-xenophobia-is-bad-for-business Brazil irked by 'second class' designation Opposition party Venstre's proposal to offer easier immigration to people from certain countries was enough to get the Brazilian Embassy to write an angry letter to Søren Pind. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140825/brazil-offended-danish-immigration-proposal Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:42:00 +0200 brazil-offended-danish-immigration-proposal Maersk takes $1.7 bn hit on Brazil oil assets After operations in Brazil go worse than planned, the Danish company will no longer operate three blocks it purchased there in 2011. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140708/maersk-takes-17-bn-writedown-on-brazil-oil-assets Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:32:00 +0200 maersk-takes-17-bn-writedown-on-brazil-oil-assets