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 Environmental campaigners on Wednesday urged the EU to take action against Denmark, accusing officials there of facilitating the traditional annual hunt of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170511/activists-urge-eu-to-rebuke-denmark-for-faroe-whale-hunt Thu, 11 May 2017 11:09:32 +0200 activists-urge-eu-to-rebuke-denmark-for-faroe-whale-hunt 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 A move by Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to curry favour with the Faroe Islands by granting them an official flag day has backfired spectacularly after the wrong flag was hoisted on at least two official buildings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160729/danish-pm-makes-embarrassing-faroes-flag-blunder Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:45:42 +0200 danish-pm-makes-embarrassing-faroes-flag-blunder The annual whale hunt is underway in the Faroe Islands, once again bringing condemnation from animal rights activists. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160707/up-to-50-pilot-whales-killed-in-faroes-activists Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:31:32 +0200 up-to-50-pilot-whales-killed-in-faroes-activists 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 Five activists from the militant Sea Shepherd conservation group have been ordered to leave the Faroe Islands after they tried to disrupt a traditional whale hunt in the autonomous Danish province, police said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150816/five-anti-whaling-activists-barred-from-faroe-islands Sun, 16 Aug 2015 11:03:09 +0200 five-anti-whaling-activists-barred-from-faroe-islands Sea Shepherd activists said on Friday that they would appeal against their conviction for violating the Faroese Pilot Whale Act. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150807/faroe-court-convicts-five-anti-whaling-activists Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:26:14 +0200 faroe-court-convicts-five-anti-whaling-activists The annual whale hunt is about to get underway on the autonomous Faroe Islands and Sea Shepherd will once again will try to disrupt the "barbaric" ritual. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150624/sea-shepherd-faroe-islands-denmark Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:25:21 +0200 sea-shepherd-faroe-islands-denmark