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 must drop its plans to build on Amager Common, one of the largest wild areas of any European City, argue local artists and activists Maria Zahle and Jason Dungan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210512/opinion-building-on-amager-common-would-make-a-joke-of-copenhagens-green-image Wed, 12 May 2021 17:08:53 +0200 opinion-building-on-amager-common-would-make-a-joke-of-copenhagens-green-image The Copenhagen island of Christiansholm is set for a major redevelopment that aims to revamp the former industrial neighbourhood into a popular centre for cultural and social functions with residences and a promenade. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160219/copenhagens-paper-island-amazing-makeover Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:39:18 +0100 copenhagens-paper-island-amazing-makeover Denmark is now the world’s fourth best country to live in after leaping six places in the UN’s annual human development report, overtaking Germany, the United States and The Netherlands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151214/denmark-worlds-fourth-best-place-to-live-un Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:38:47 +0100 denmark-worlds-fourth-best-place-to-live-un Following the 2016 budget announcement on Thursday, opposition parties were quick to criticize cuts to education, the environment and developmental aid while Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl was accused of breaking election promises by his party’s supporters. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151120/denmarks-reverse-robin-hood-budget-under-fire Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:56:26 +0100 denmarks-reverse-robin-hood-budget-under-fire The Venstre government landed its first budget agreement on Thursday, with new large investments in healthcare and cuts to education, development aid and environmental initiatives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151119/denmarks-new-budget-favours-elderly-and-car-buyers Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:28:38 +0100 denmarks-new-budget-favours-elderly-and-car-buyers The World Giving Index 2015 reports that Denmark is no longer among the world’s 20 most generous nations, but the results of several recent fundraising drives show that Danes are still very willing to give. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151113/have-danes-become-less-generous Fri, 13 Nov 2015 12:16:35 +0100 have-danes-become-less-generous The United Nations has voiced alarm over moves by European countries, including Denmark, to cut development aid in a bid to free up funds to support the large influx of refugees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151112/un-alarmed-by-denmarks-aid-cuts-to-pay-for-refugees Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:15:37 +0100 un-alarmed-by-denmarks-aid-cuts-to-pay-for-refugees Beginning on Monday, the makers of the LifeStraw will be distributing clean drinking water to more than 200,000 Kenyan schoolchildren, marking the biggest water donation in Africa this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151102/danish-projects-biggest-private-donation-in-africa Mon, 02 Nov 2015 16:02:01 +0100 danish-projects-biggest-private-donation-in-africa The ruling Venstre government released its 2016 budget proposal on Tuesday and a string of Danish NGOs have strongly condemned the “bloodbath” within development aid spending. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150929/danish-ngos-slam-development-cuts-in-new-budget Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:39:27 +0200 danish-ngos-slam-development-cuts-in-new-budget Three dozen Danes are still unaccounted for after Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal, which left over 3,500 people dead, as Denmark sends a team of experts and IT equipment to run UN communications centres. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150427/nepal-earthquake-danes-missing-un-communication-centre Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:37:54 +0200 nepal-earthquake-danes-missing-un-communication-centre Denmark's development minister is sending funds to Katmandu with the promise of more to come as the Foreign Ministry attempts to account for the upwards of 400 Danes currently in Nepal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150426/denmark-sends-aid-to-nepal-following-earthquake Sun, 26 Apr 2015 11:36:28 +0200 denmark-sends-aid-to-nepal-following-earthquake Committing 12.5 million kroner, Development Minister Mogens Jensen said that the world must not overlook the actions of Boko Haram in Nigeria, where the Islamic group is displaying "one of the ugliest" faces of extremism. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150115/denmark-offers-help-to-boko-haram-victims Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:53:00 +0100 denmark-offers-help-to-boko-haram-victims The government wants to redirect one fifth of Denmark's foreign aid budget to housing and feeding refugees, but dozens of aid organisations have joined together to speak out against the 'politician-made catastrophe'. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141106/danish-ngos-criticise-catastrophic-foreign-aid-cuts Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:14:00 +0100 danish-ngos-criticise-catastrophic-foreign-aid-cuts Crown Princess Mary and Development Minister Mogens Jensen announced on Monday that Copenhagen will be the location for Women Deliver 2016, a global conference expected to draw 5,000 participants. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140818/crown-princess-mary-brings-womens-conference-to-denmark Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:36:00 +0200 crown-princess-mary-brings-womens-conference-to-denmark The development minister was in South Sudan over the weekend and announced an immediate increase in Danish support to the famine-threatened country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140818/denmark-gives-additional-60-million-kroner-to-south-sudan Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:14:00 +0200 denmark-gives-additional-60-million-kroner-to-south-sudan The development ministry announced an additional two million kroner in aid, bringing its total contribution to the "deeply tragic" situation in northern Iraq up to 30 million kroner this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140811/denmark-sends-additional-emergency-aid-to-iraq Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:00:00 +0200 denmark-sends-additional-emergency-aid-to-iraq Experts have criticised the development ministry for punishing Uganda for its anti-gay laws while opening a new embassy in Nigeria, which also harshly punishes homosexuals. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140725/denmarks Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:46:00 +0200 denmarks "Good measures should be rewarded," the development minister said as he announced that the former Soviet republic of Georgia can look forward to a fivefold increase in support from Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140702/denmark-increases-support-to-georgia Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:42:51 +0200 denmark-increases-support-to-georgia The development minister pledges a total of 400 million kroner ($73 million) and says that partnership with Danish toy company helps to highlights Denmark's strengths. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140626/lego-and-danida-team-up-to-educate Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:38:02 +0200 lego-and-danida-team-up-to-educate