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 Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241218/japan-regrets-denmarks-release-of-anti-whaling-activist-watson Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:22:41 +0100 japan-regrets-denmarks-release-of-anti-whaling-activist-watson Denmark's Glyptotek museum will return to Türkiye the bronze head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus that it has had on display for more than 50 years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241127/denmark-to-return-severed-head-of-ancient-statue-to-turkiye Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:25:20 +0100 denmark-to-return-severed-head-of-ancient-statue-to-turkiye A highly symbolic artefact, held at the National Museum of Denmark since 1689, will be presented in Rio de Janeiro in a ceremony to be attended by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240912/return-of-sacred-cloak-from-denmark-hailed-by-brazils-indigenous-people Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:54:35 +0200 return-of-sacred-cloak-from-denmark-hailed-by-brazils-indigenous-people A court in Denmark has ruled that a Danish arms smuggler who air-dropped weapons to Indian villagers in 1995 could not be extradited to India, citing the risk that his rights would be violated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240829/danish-court-to-rule-on-gun-runners-india-extradition Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:43:58 +0200 danish-court-to-rule-on-gun-runners-india-extradition Denmark has announced the opening of new foreign embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda and says it will also strengthen its “diplomatic muscle” in several other African countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240826/denmark-to-open-three-new-embassies-as-part-of-africa-strategy Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:56:16 +0200 denmark-to-open-three-new-embassies-as-part-of-africa-strategy Denmark's justice ministry on Thursday said it had received Japan's extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, in what could prove to be a thorny diplomatic issue for Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240801/denmark-asked-by-japan-to-extradite-anti-whaling-activist Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:14:25 +0200 denmark-asked-by-japan-to-extradite-anti-whaling-activist Denmark is waiting for Japan's extradition for the veteran anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, arrested this weekend in Greenland, before ruling on the case, the justice ministry said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240724/denmark-awaits-japans-extradition-request-for-anti-whaling-activist Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:31:17 +0200 denmark-awaits-japans-extradition-request-for-anti-whaling-activist The President of Argentina Javier Milei is scheduled to arrive in Copenhagen on Sunday for a visit to Denmark during which he will meet Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240412/argentinian-president-milei-to-visit-denmark-and-meet-pm-frederiksen Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:31:42 +0200 argentinian-president-milei-to-visit-denmark-and-meet-pm-frederiksen Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the Denmark intends to make “crystal clear” to Russia its view that Russian authorities are responsible for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240220/denmark-says-russian-authorities-are-responsible-for-navalny-death Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:17:24 +0100 denmark-says-russian-authorities-are-responsible-for-navalny-death Balkan countries must have the prospect of EU membership, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said during a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230929/danish-foreign-minister-talks-up-eu-membership-for-balkan-countries Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:32:06 +0200 danish-foreign-minister-talks-up-eu-membership-for-balkan-countries Denmark was providing humanitarian aid to Niger but not development aid, which it suspended after the country's July 26th coup, the Danish foreign ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230919/denmark-resumes-development-aid-to-niger Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:07:51 +0200 denmark-resumes-development-aid-to-niger The Russian Embassy in Copenhagen will no longer offer consular services after the Danish government ordered it to reduce its number of staff. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230905/russian-embassy-in-denmark-stops-consular-services-after-order-to-cut-staff Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:10:30 +0200 russian-embassy-in-denmark-stops-consular-services-after-order-to-cut-staff An officer from the Russian intelligence agency GRU has been an official diplomat in Denmark since February this year, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230901/diplomat-in-denmark-is-russian-intelligence-officer Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:15:21 +0200 diplomat-in-denmark-is-russian-intelligence-officer Denmark could punish people who burn the Quran in public with up to two years in prison under a new law proposed by the government on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230825/denmark-announces-ban-on-quran-burnings Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:26:35 +0200 denmark-announces-ban-on-quran-burnings Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is scheduled to travel to Shanghai and Beijing on Tuesday, where he will sign a new programme of cooperation between Denmark and the Asian superpower. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230815/danish-foreign-minister-defends-china-trip-amid-criticism-from-opposition Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:10:20 +0200 danish-foreign-minister-defends-china-trip-amid-criticism-from-opposition Several Danish opposition parties on both the right and left wings have issued a joint statement in which they protest government plans to limit Quran burnings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230803/danish-opposition-parties-unite-against-plan-to-restrict-quran-burnings Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:04:26 +0200 danish-opposition-parties-unite-against-plan-to-restrict-quran-burnings Denmark scrapped its anti-blasphemy law in 2017 and has traditionally held that insulting religions is permissible because the constitution guarantees freedom of speech. How can the government make it illegal to burn the Quran, and what considerations are there for politicians? https://www.thelocal.dk/20230731/explainer-can-denmark-make-it-illegal-to-burn-holy-texts Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:50:04 +0200 explainer-can-denmark-make-it-illegal-to-burn-holy-texts The latest series of Quran burnings in Denmark and Sweden have caused 57 Muslim countries to arrange an emergency meeting and the Danish government is now considering restricting the demonstrations for the first time. Here's a timeline of how the events have unfolded. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230731/timeline-the-july-quran-burnings-in-denmark Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:10:52 +0200 timeline-the-july-quran-burnings-in-denmark The Danish government said on Sunday evening it would explore legal means of stopping protests involving the burning of holy texts in certain circumstances, citing security concerns following backlash over such incidents that saw the Quran desecrated in Denmark and Sweden. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230731/denmark-seeks-limits-on-protests-involving-quran-burnings Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:57:34 +0200 denmark-seeks-limits-on-protests-involving-quran-burnings Quran burnings in both Sweden and Denmark have caused a diplomatic crisis between the two Scandinavian countries and the Middle East. Why have the demonstrations occurred and what will happen next? https://www.thelocal.dk/20230728/explained-why-do-demonstrators-burn-the-quran-in-denmark Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:56:35 +0200 explained-why-do-demonstrators-burn-the-quran-in-denmark