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 Faroe Islands has killed more than 500 dolphins since its controversial hunt resumed in May, local authorities in Denmark's autonomous territory in the north Atlantic said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230615/faroe-islands-resumes-controversial-dolphin-hunt Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:42:21 +0200 faroe-islands-resumes-controversial-dolphin-hunt Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands have renewed a fishing quota deal with Russia for one year despite Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a local minister said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221126/faroe-islands-renew-fishing-quota-deal-with-russia Sat, 26 Nov 2022 15:11:10 +0100 faroe-islands-renew-fishing-quota-deal-with-russia The prime minister of the Faroe Islands called for early elections Wednesday after sacking a minister over homophobic comments caused him to lose his majority in the local parliament. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221110/faroe-islands-to-hold-election-after-minister-sacked-for-homophobia Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:51:03 +0100 faroe-islands-to-hold-election-after-minister-sacked-for-homophobia Denmark’s election on November 1st could conceivably be settled by four parliamentary seats allocated to representatives from Greenland and the Faroe Islands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221020/why-faroe-islands-and-greenland-could-decide-danish-election-result Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:43:07 +0200 why-faroe-islands-and-greenland-could-decide-danish-election-result The Faroe Islands, a Danish autonomous territory, said Sunday it would provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500, following public outcry over the practice. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220710/faroe-islands-to-limit-dolphin-hunt-quota-to-500 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:07:07 +0200 faroe-islands-to-limit-dolphin-hunt-quota-to-500 Denmark and the Faroe Islands announced on Thursday installation of a new radar which they said would improve surveillance coverage of Faroese airspace. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220609/denmark-to-close-surveillance-gap-with-new-faroe-islands-radar Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:43:38 +0200 denmark-to-close-surveillance-gap-with-new-faroe-islands-radar The Faroe Islands, a Danish autonomous territory, says it has begun discussions about the future of its controversial dolphin hunt, with a decision expected in the coming weeks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220216/faroe-islands-begins-review-of-controversial-dolphin-hunt Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:07:42 +0100 faroe-islands-begins-review-of-controversial-dolphin-hunt Every summer in the Faroe Islands hundreds of pilot whales and dolphins are slaughtered in drive hunts known as the "grind" that residents defend as a long-held tradition. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210920/why-mass-dolphin-slaughter-could-catalyse-change-to-faroe-islands-tradition Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:20:00 +0200 why-mass-dolphin-slaughter-could-catalyse-change-to-faroe-islands-tradition China's ambassador to Denmark pressured the Faroe Islands to hire telecommunications giant Huawei to build a 5G network, according to a newspaper report in the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191211/did-china-pressure-faroe-islands-to-build-huawei-5g-network Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:55:47 +0100 did-china-pressure-faroe-islands-to-build-huawei-5g-network For elite swimmer Pál Joensen, representing Denmark twice in the Olympic Games just didn't feel right. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180622/sports-crazed-faroe-islands-quest-for-olympic-recognition Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:39:18 +0200 sports-crazed-faroe-islands-quest-for-olympic-recognition After fuelling hopes of independence from Denmark at the turn of the millennium, the Faroe Islands' dreams of an oil bonanza have turned out to be more of a mirage than a miracle. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180621/oil-in-the-faroe-islands-mirage-or-miracle Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:56:04 +0200 oil-in-the-faroe-islands-mirage-or-miracle The Faroe Islands has had the highest birth rate in Europe for decades, with around 2.5 children per woman, according to World Bank figures. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180620/family-ties-make-faroese-women-europes-top-baby-makers Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:38:27 +0200 family-ties-make-faroese-women-europes-top-baby-makers Enough is enough: for the Faroese sailor Birgir Enni, having spent more than half a millennium under Danish rule means it's about time for the North Atlantic autonomous archipelago to break away. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180619/goodbye-denmark-faroese-weigh-pulling-free-of-danish-grip Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:10:58 +0200 goodbye-denmark-faroese-weigh-pulling-free-of-danish-grip The Faroe Islands, a Danish autonomous territory, will resume its search for oil soon, launching the fourth licensing round for exploration since 2000 and the first since 2008. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170420/faroe-islands-resume-search-for-oil-riches Thu, 20 Apr 2017 18:38:34 +0200 faroe-islands-resume-search-for-oil-riches The Faroe Islands, an autonomous archipelago in Denmark, said on Wednesday it wanted to negotiate on a fisheries agreement with the Britain after its exit from the EU, a concern for the Faroese economy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170405/faroe-islands-eye-fishing-agreement-with-uk-after-brexit Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:00:02 +0200 faroe-islands-eye-fishing-agreement-with-uk-after-brexit Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said on Wednesday it planned to use a conviction against one of its members for breaching the Faroe Islands' animal welfare law to stop the archipelago's controversial whale hunt. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161201/anti-whaling-activist-fined-for-animal-cruelty-in-faroes Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:55:35 +0100 anti-whaling-activist-fined-for-animal-cruelty-in-faroes The Faroe Islands could become the final Nordic territory to recognize same-sex unions after the centre-left opposition won a general election, results showed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150902/faroe-islands-eyes-gay-unions-as-government-loses-election Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:00:56 +0200 faroe-islands-eyes-gay-unions-as-government-loses-election Faroe Islanders headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new parliament following a one-month campaign dominated by gay marriage and whether to raise taxes on fishing firms. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150901/gay-marriage-in-focus-as-faroe-islands-votes Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:24:29 +0200 gay-marriage-in-focus-as-faroe-islands-votes After Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands announced Monday that they had refused entry to a ship carrying 21 activists from the militant conservation group Sea Shepherd, the group has accused Denmark of “illegal” and “dubious” actions. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150826/sea-shepherd-slams-denmark-for-suspicious-entry-refusal Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:38:46 +0200 sea-shepherd-slams-denmark-for-suspicious-entry-refusal Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands announced Monday that they had refused entry to a ship carrying 21 activists from the militant conservation group Sea Shepherd who were trying to disrupt traditional whale hunts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150825/anti-whaling-activists-stopped-from-entering-faroe-islands Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:23:36 +0200 anti-whaling-activists-stopped-from-entering-faroe-islands