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 Danes returning from a long weekend in Bornholm and holiday cottages in Skåne caused a 2km queue on Tuesday morning, adding to Swedes' irritation at being cut out a Nordic tourism deal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200602/queues-on-resund-bridge-as-danes-return-from-long-weekend Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:37:27 +0200 queues-on-resund-bridge-as-danes-return-from-long-weekend So many Danes were returning from Sweden and Bornholm on Sunday night, that a six-kilometre long traffic jam formed on the bridge linking the two countries, forcing police to call in reinforcements to handle border checks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200525/returning-danes-cause-6km-corona-queue-on-border-bridge Mon, 25 May 2020 12:21:47 +0200 returning-danes-cause-6km-corona-queue-on-border-bridge Since Denmark instituted a strict lockdown on society, unease is growing in the country at the number of people commuting in daily from neighbouring Sweden, where few of the same restrictions are in place. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200327/unease-grows-in-denmark-at-commuters-from-lax-sweden Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:49:52 +0100 unease-grows-in-denmark-at-commuters-from-lax-sweden Denmark's government wants a planned bridge over the Kattegat sea between Aarhus and Copenhagen to carry trains as well as cars, more than doubling the cost to as much as 136bn Danish Kroner ($20bn). https://www.thelocal.dk/20200119/denmark-to-push-ahead-with-20bn-aarhus-copenhagen-sea-link Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:38:17 +0100 denmark-to-push-ahead-with-20bn-aarhus-copenhagen-sea-link In October, work begins on painting two new coats on the Öresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden. And by the time it's finished in 13 years, it will soon be time to start again. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190713/its-time-to-repaint-the-resund-bridge-and-it-will-take-13-years Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:36:52 +0200 its-time-to-repaint-the-resund-bridge-and-it-will-take-13-years The ‘Little Langebro’ bicycle bridge arrived for installation in Copenhagen on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190403/new-175-metre-bicycle-bridge-arrives-in-copenhagen Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:01:03 +0200 new-175-metre-bicycle-bridge-arrives-in-copenhagen Commuters from Malmö to Copenhagen are up in arms over being hit by a near ten percent fare hike on what was already the most expensive stretch of rail in Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181205/oeresund-commuters-protest-10-percent-fare-hike Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:08:10 +0100 oeresund-commuters-protest-10-percent-fare-hike Private investment could help kickstart plans to build a rail and road bridge spanning the Kattegat Sea, considerably reducing travel times between Denmark’s two largest cities, despite government scepticism. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180626/copenhagen-aarhus-rail-bridge-could-reduce-journey-time-to-58-minutes Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:42:03 +0200 copenhagen-aarhus-rail-bridge-could-reduce-journey-time-to-58-minutes Authorities do not expect the opening ceremony of a bridge over a canal in western Jutland to be delayed, even though the concrete connection was delivered a metre too short. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170915/denmark-makes-bridge-one-metre-too-short Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:47:17 +0200 denmark-makes-bridge-one-metre-too-short Authorities in Denmark and Sweden are set to look into the viability of a new tunnel between Helsingør in Denmark and Helsingborg in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170626/new-denmark-sweden-tunnel-to-be-considered-ministry Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:29:23 +0200 new-denmark-sweden-tunnel-to-be-considered-ministry A car drove around 15 kilometres in the wrong direction on the Øresund crossing between Sweden and Denmark before it was stopped by police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170426/car-drove-15-km-wrong-way-on-resund-bridge-without-crashing Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:00:38 +0200 car-drove-15-km-wrong-way-on-resund-bridge-without-crashing More than 100 Danes are seeking damages from Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern) for the compulsory ID checks introduced on the train journey between Denmark and Sweden last year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161020/danes-seek-damages-from-sweden-for-border-checks Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:26:38 +0200 danes-seek-damages-from-sweden-for-border-checks A chaotic enactment of a major accident was staged on the Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden on Wednesday, with participants being hit by cars, trampled over, and a train catching fire. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161013/train-burns-and-cars-collide-in-resund-bridge-drill Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:47:49 +0200 train-burns-and-cars-collide-in-resund-bridge-drill Danish police have arrested four people attempting to cross the Øresund bridge to Sweden by foot, Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161012/four-arrested-for-trying-to-cross-oresund-bridge-on-foot Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:59:42 +0200 four-arrested-for-trying-to-cross-oresund-bridge-on-foot The motorway between Denmark and Sweden will close on Wednesday evening for a major exercise on the famous Øresund Bridge involving the two countries’ emergency services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161011/resund-bridge-to-shut-for-emergency-exercise-2 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:46:04 +0200 resund-bridge-to-shut-for-emergency-exercise-2 Sweden and Denmark's most famous bridge is about to get a major paint job, and the challenging undertaking will require almost a decade and a half to finish. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160801/resund-bridge-to-get-a-huge-new-paint-job-2 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 20:34:15 +0200 resund-bridge-to-get-a-huge-new-paint-job-2 Police have caught 25 people trying to walk over the high-speed Øresund Bridge that connects Copenhagen to Sweden, so they've installed new heat sensors designed to trace asylum seekers attempting the risky journey. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160408/danish-police-to-stop-deadly-asylum-treks-to-sweden Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:34:50 +0200 danish-police-to-stop-deadly-asylum-treks-to-sweden The long-awaited Cirkelbroen (the Circle Bridge) opened on Saturday as the latest project to better tie together Copenhagen's inner harbour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150823/copenhagens-circle-bridge-cirkelbroen-opens Sun, 23 Aug 2015 12:02:42 +0200 copenhagens-circle-bridge-cirkelbroen-opens Lovebirds who have left their mark on Bryggebroen, Copenhagen’s answer to Paris’s Pont des Arts, needn’t worry that their symbols of devotion will go the way of their French counterparts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150602/unlike-in-paris-copenhagen-love-locks-to-stay Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:44:44 +0200 unlike-in-paris-copenhagen-love-locks-to-stay Crown Princess Mary officially opened Denmark's new attraction for daredevils on Sunday as the concept of 'bridge walking' made its Danish debut. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150511/crown-princess-mary-opens-denmarks-bridge-walking-attraction Mon, 11 May 2015 10:39:03 +0200 crown-princess-mary-opens-denmarks-bridge-walking-attraction