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 regional councillor in charge of transport in Skåne has been told by the Swedish government that the halving of the price of monthly tickets on local transport will also apply to commuter tickets to and from Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260609/commuters-between-sweden-and-denmark-to-get-half-price-monthly-tickets Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:15:32 +0200 commuters-between-sweden-and-denmark-to-get-half-price-monthly-tickets Denmark said Friday it had accepted a Swedish offer of anti-drone technology for next week's EU summit in Copenhagen, following several mysterious drone sightings at Danish airports this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250927/denmark-accepts-swedish-anti-drone-help-for-eu-summit-in-copenhagen Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:30:14 +0200 denmark-accepts-swedish-anti-drone-help-for-eu-summit-in-copenhagen The Local Sweden's deputy editor Becky Waterton spent her Sunday running over the bridge between Sweden and Denmark in a half marathon to celebrate the bridge's 25th anniversary. She explains what the bridge means to her and to people in the Öresund region. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250616/why-the-bridge-run-between-sweden-and-denmark-meant-so-much-to-me Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:20:45 +0200 why-the-bridge-run-between-sweden-and-denmark-meant-so-much-to-me Following attacks on Israel's embassies in Copenhagen and Stockholm, Denmark plans to increase controls at its borders with Germany and Sweden, according to police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241006/denmark-increases-controls-at-borders-with-sweden-and-germany Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:54:02 +0200 denmark-increases-controls-at-borders-with-sweden-and-germany A new cross-border collaboration to match Swedish job seekers with Danish employers aims to solve the late-pandemic labour crises in both countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211020/how-denmark-plans-to-attract-more-workers-from-sweden Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:02:28 +0200 how-denmark-plans-to-attract-more-workers-from-sweden The Øresund Bridge consortium has launched a three-month half price offer to kickstart travel across the bridge, following more than a year of interruptions due to Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210831/oresund-bridge-makes-buy-one-get-one-free-offer-to-reboot-travel-after-covid-19 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:48:29 +0200 oresund-bridge-makes-buy-one-get-one-free-offer-to-reboot-travel-after-covid-19 The Øresund Agreement struck in 2003 between Sweden and Denmark is in many ways a boon to cross-border commuters, allowing those living in Sweden to benefit from higher Danish salaries. But it can be quite complicated. Here are some of the issues faced by foreigners. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210816/the-complex-bureaucracy-and-tax-issues-hitting-oresund-commuters Mon, 16 Aug 2021 21:26:02 +0200 the-complex-bureaucracy-and-tax-issues-hitting-oresund-commuters