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 United States’ ambassador to Denmark wants politicians to allocate more money to defence than is currently earmarked. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190131/us-ambassador-criticises-denmarks-military-budget-despite-increase Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:27:32 +0100 us-ambassador-criticises-denmarks-military-budget-despite-increase The EU hit Iran's intelligence services with sanctions Tuesday after accusing Tehran of being behind plots to assassinate regime opponents on Dutch, Danish and French soil. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190109/denmark-backs-eu-over-iran-sanctions-after-murder-plots Wed, 09 Jan 2019 11:24:49 +0100 denmark-backs-eu-over-iran-sanctions-after-murder-plots Denmark said Tuesday its ambassador would return to Iran this week, three weeks after he was recalled over Copenhagen's assertion that Tehran tried to kill three Iranian dissidents on Danish soil. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181121/danish-envoy-returns-to-iran-after-foiled-assassination-plot Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:41:18 +0100 danish-envoy-returns-to-iran-after-foiled-assassination-plot Denmark’s ambassador to Iran was on Saturday night called to a meeting with officials in Tehran following a deadly attack on a military parade. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180924/danish-ambassador-met-with-iranian-officials-after-attack Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:32:01 +0200 danish-ambassador-met-with-iranian-officials-after-attack Canada and Denmark announced on Wednesday the creation of a task force to try to solve a longstanding territorial dispute over a tiny Arctic island that once provoked a diplomatic feud. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180524/the-longstanding-dispute-between-canada-and-denmark-and-how-the-unlikely-foes-will-try-to-settle-it Thu, 24 May 2018 11:00:53 +0200 the-longstanding-dispute-between-canada-and-denmark-and-how-the-unlikely-foes-will-try-to-settle-it Conflicting information from the Turkish embassy represents a lack of cause for tougher measures on alleged Turkish surveillance of individuals within Denmark's borders, says Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170622/danish-foreign-minister-rules-out-action-on-alleged-turkish-surveillance Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:10:24 +0200 danish-foreign-minister-rules-out-action-on-alleged-turkish-surveillance A new strategic paper written by the Danish foreign ministry lays out ambitions for new consulates and increased diplomatic staff, but largely avoids mention of US president Donald Trump’s administration. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170609/could-denmark-blank-trump-in-new-foreign-strategy Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:55:49 +0200 could-denmark-blank-trump-in-new-foreign-strategy Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen appears to be increasingly turning towards Berlin and Paris after meeting with new French president Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170608/denmark-stands-with-macron-on-climate-pm Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:11:10 +0200 denmark-stands-with-macron-on-climate-pm Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed a diplomat to a role it is calling ‘tech ambassador’ – the first role of its kind in the world. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170526/denmark-names-first-ever-digital-ambassador-for-silicon-valley-role Fri, 26 May 2017 20:02:09 +0200 denmark-names-first-ever-digital-ambassador-for-silicon-valley-role An advisor at the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen has confirmed that it collected information on suspected supporters of the Gülen movement based in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170428/erdogan-opponents-monitored-in-by-embassy-in-denmark-report Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:35:22 +0200 erdogan-opponents-monitored-in-by-embassy-in-denmark-report Saying that tech giants like Google and Apple now have more influence than many countries, Denmark will become the first nation in the world to appoint a so-called digital ambassador. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170127/in-world-first-denmark-to-name-a-digital-ambassador Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:20:36 +0100 in-world-first-denmark-to-name-a-digital-ambassador The South African Embassy confirmed the long-rumoured appointment of Zindzi Mandela, but the South African press reports that her boyfriend doesn't want to come to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150323/nelson-mandelas-daughter-gets-danish-ambassador-gig Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:07:22 +0100 nelson-mandelas-daughter-gets-danish-ambassador-gig The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – which the European parliament calls "the most ambitious and wide-ranging trade deal the EU has ever negotiated" – will have major benefits on both sides of the Atlantic, US Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford writes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150303/ttip-trade-europe-us-denmark-gifford Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:05:00 +0100 ttip-trade-europe-us-denmark-gifford