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 The European Commission authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday, following the European Medicines Agency's approval of administering the jabs to adolescents earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210529/eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 Sat, 29 May 2021 21:05:57 +0200 eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 Professional child carers in Denmark have coined a new term for children who have begun attending kindergartens during the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210409/denmarks-corona-babies-struggle-to-adapt-to-kindergartens Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:31:17 +0200 denmarks-corona-babies-struggle-to-adapt-to-kindergartens The Danish government has said it will establish a ‘taskforce’ to look at options for repatriating 19 children with Danish nationality or claims to Danish nationality from prison camps in northeastern Syria. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210330/denmark-to-consider-repatriating-children-from-syrian-camps-by-separating-them-from-mothers Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:30:09 +0200 denmark-to-consider-repatriating-children-from-syrian-camps-by-separating-them-from-mothers Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has signalled for the first time that the government could act to repatriate 19 children who are Danish nationals from prison camps in northeastern Syria. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210324/danish-prime-minister-changes-stance-on-children-in-syrian-prison-camps Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:27:37 +0100 danish-prime-minister-changes-stance-on-children-in-syrian-prison-camps The everyday adventures of new Danish kids' TV character John Dillermand like walking the dog or going to the zoo might not look like the stuff of scandal -- if the tales didn't often revolve around his oversized penis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210105/why-has-denmark-made-a-childrens-tv-show-about-the-worlds-longest-penis Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:54:01 +0100 why-has-denmark-made-a-childrens-tv-show-about-the-worlds-longest-penis Freelancers and self-employed people who stay home with children who have either tested positive for coronavirus or who are waiting for test results will be eligible for payments under the new Danish government scheme which comes into force at the start of October. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200920/freelancers-to-get-child-sick-pay-under-new-danish-scheme Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:12:26 +0200 freelancers-to-get-child-sick-pay-under-new-danish-scheme Children who live with someone ill with coronavirus-like symptoms should not attend kindergarten or school, Denmark's health minister has announced, responding to widespread concern surrounding the reopening of the country's schools. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200414/danish-u-turn-children-with-sick-relatives-should-stay-home Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:32:02 +0200 danish-u-turn-children-with-sick-relatives-should-stay-home The government is to work for tough new laws on citizens convicted of foreign militant activity, but is likely to be challenged by parties to its left. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200116/raids-without-warrants-and-children-in-foster-care-these-are-denmarks-tough-new-anti-jihadist-proposals Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:54:11 +0100 raids-without-warrants-and-children-in-foster-care-these-are-denmarks-tough-new-anti-jihadist-proposals Minister for Immigration and Integration Mattias Tesfaye has presented a draft bill on how Denmark should manage the children of its citizens who have fought for militant organizations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191113/what-is-denmarks-policy-on-the-children-of-isis-fighters Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:10:10 +0100 what-is-denmarks-policy-on-the-children-of-isis-fighters Society is not doing enough to help children and young people in vulnerable situations, the Social Democratic party has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190520/danish-social-democrats-want-more-vulnerable-children-to-be-placed-in-foster-homes Mon, 20 May 2019 15:12:50 +0200 danish-social-democrats-want-more-vulnerable-children-to-be-placed-in-foster-homes Thousands of 'Viking babies' have been born in the UK thanks to samples sent from Europe's largest sperm bank in Denmark. The company's CEO tells The Local that Britain would be left with a donor sperm drought if a no-deal Brexit led to more red-tape. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190207/danish-sperm-bank-says-agreements-with-uk-clinics-will-help-safeguard-market-despite-brexit-uncertainty Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:20:25 +0100 danish-sperm-bank-says-agreements-with-uk-clinics-will-help-safeguard-market-despite-brexit-uncertainty Denmark, a country with one of the world's best public health systems, might be an ideal place to start a family, but that doesn't mean expats can be expected to know everything. The Local's guest columnist Melanie Haynes offers her advice. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170609/having-a-baby-in-denmark-your-questions-answered Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:23:15 +0200 having-a-baby-in-denmark-your-questions-answered Local Government Denmark (Kommunernes Landsforening - KL) has called for mandatory language testing of all three-year-olds as a way to combat social inequality, Politiken reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170117/denmark-eyes-mandatory-language-test-for-all-three-year-olds Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:38:50 +0100 denmark-eyes-mandatory-language-test-for-all-three-year-olds An increasing number of Danish parents are requesting that their sons be treated with growth hormone so that they will be taller adults, according to a report in Kristeligt Dagblad. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160606/designer-vikings-danish-parents-seek-growth-hormones-for-sons Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:54:58 +0200 designer-vikings-danish-parents-seek-growth-hormones-for-sons A heartbroken father in the state of Illinois released a helium balloon with a hand-written tribute to his dead son that was found this week in a Dane’s backyard. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151022/balloon-memorial-for-us-boy-ends-up-in-denmark Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:59:18 +0200 balloon-memorial-for-us-boy-ends-up-in-denmark It’s a story that sounds like every parent’s nightmare. A four-year-old girl was left alone in her daycare institution in Randers on Monday after all personnel left for the day and locked the doors. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150512/denmark-5-year-old-left-alone-daycare Tue, 12 May 2015 14:31:38 +0200 denmark-5-year-old-left-alone-daycare Recently eyed as a potential 'StartUp Isle', a 70,000 square metre island off the coast of Copenhagen will instead become Youth Island after it was purchased on behalf of the Danish Guide and Scout Association. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150213/danish-youth-get-their-very-own-island Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:33:00 +0100 danish-youth-get-their-very-own-island Danish mothers in seven cities carried out a coordinated public ‘feed-in’ to protest against what they feel is society’s skewed view of breastfeeding. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141017/video-danish-moms-stage-breastfeeding-protest Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:14:00 +0200 video-danish-moms-stage-breastfeeding-protest Parents are too stressed and yell too often - both at each other and at their children - but overall they are doing a good job, according to a wide survey of Danish schoolchildren. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140915/danish-kids-our-parents-are-good-but-stressed Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:14:21 +0200 danish-kids-our-parents-are-good-but-stressed