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 Local’s readers in Denmark shared their experiences of purchasing a house or apartment in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210923/how-is-your-marriage-buying-a-home-as-a-foreigner-in-denmark Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:25:01 +0200 how-is-your-marriage-buying-a-home-as-a-foreigner-in-denmark Denmark tightened its citizenship requirements earlier this year, adding a number of conditions to existing rules that can prevent applications meeting requirements. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210927/danish-citizenship-what-rules-could-cause-your-application-to-be-denied Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:36:17 +0200 danish-citizenship-what-rules-could-cause-your-application-to-be-denied Greenland's pro-independence foreign minister Pele Broberg was demoted on Monday after saying that only Inuits should vote in a referendum on whether the Arctic territory should break away from Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210928/greenland-foreign-minister-axed-over-independence-remarks Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:57:53 +0200 greenland-foreign-minister-axed-over-independence-remarks New rules to be introduced on October 1st will see all banks and lenders be asked to include a standardised summary in their mortgage offers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210927/new-danish-rules-make-it-easier-to-compare-mortgages Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:54:47 +0200 new-danish-rules-make-it-easier-to-compare-mortgages Denmark’s government says it is opposed in principle to controlling parental leave through legislation, but praised a recent proposal to tag set amounts of leave to each parent. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210924/parental-leave-in-denmark-government-wants-most-choice-possible-for-families Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:03:12 +0200 parental-leave-in-denmark-government-wants-most-choice-possible-for-families Tax contributions in Denmark hit a record high amount in the last tax year despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Wage compensation schemes have been praised for protecting private and national economies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210922/danish-tax-payers-contributed-record-amount-during-covid-19-crisis Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:47:34 +0200 danish-tax-payers-contributed-record-amount-during-covid-19-crisis A Danish woman with dual nationality is to be evacuated along with her children from a detention camp in Syria, in an exception to normal government policy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210922/denmark-to-evacuate-dual-national-from-syrian-camp-in-exception-to-own-policy Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:31:22 +0200 denmark-to-evacuate-dual-national-from-syrian-camp-in-exception-to-own-policy Seven million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson are expected to be delivered to Denmark, despite the country having long since withdrawn the vaccine from its national inoculation programme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210921/denmark-to-take-delivery-of-millions-of-withdrawn-covid-19-vaccines Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:23:22 +0200 denmark-to-take-delivery-of-millions-of-withdrawn-covid-19-vaccines Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is to be questioned later this year by an official inquiry into her government’s decision to cull all farmed mink in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210921/danish-pm-frederiksen-to-be-questioned-over-covid-19-mink-culls Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:10:33 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-to-be-questioned-over-covid-19-mink-culls An agreement on so-called “earmarked” parental leave for mothers and fathers could change the way parents of infants plan their time away from work. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210915/parental-leave-how-new-agreement-could-change-rules-in-denmark Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:13:15 +0200 parental-leave-how-new-agreement-could-change-rules-in-denmark Denmark’s low unemployment rate is creating recruitment challenges for Danish companies. A recent government initiative aims to resolve the issue, but some say it overlooks the importance of international labour.  https://www.thelocal.dk/20210917/is-international-workforce-the-answer-to-denmarks-labour-shortage Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:54:42 +0200 is-international-workforce-the-answer-to-denmarks-labour-shortage Extended processing times for residence permits due to a Covid-19 backlog have left many waiting in Denmark for months without access to the public health programme. Here's what to expect on accessing – and paying for – medical care without a personal registration (CPR) number. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210916/applying-for-residency-in-denmark-why-you-might-need-health-insurance-for-processing-period Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:01:43 +0200 applying-for-residency-in-denmark-why-you-might-need-health-insurance-for-processing-period A new party created by ex-Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has been approved to run in elections after meeting legal obligations. What is Rasmussen, a wily and experienced political strategist, trying to achieve with his new Moderate party? https://www.thelocal.dk/20210915/what-is-ex-danish-pm-rasmussen-trying-to-achieve-with-new-party-on-ballots Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:31:10 +0200 what-is-ex-danish-pm-rasmussen-trying-to-achieve-with-new-party-on-ballots The government of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous Danish territory, faced an outcry on Tuesday over the culling of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins in a day in what was said to be the single biggest hunt in the northern archipelago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210915/faroe-islands-face-outcry-after-1400-dolphins-slaughtered-in-a-day Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:03:35 +0200 faroe-islands-face-outcry-after-1400-dolphins-slaughtered-in-a-day A 1970 audio recording of John Lennon singing a hitherto unpublished song during a visit to Denmark will go under the hammer in Copenhagen on September 28th, the auction house said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210915/danes-discover-unknown-recording-of-john-lennon-on-1970-visit Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:51:19 +0200 danes-discover-unknown-recording-of-john-lennon-on-1970-visit Denmark’s second-largest city Aarhus is to introduce optical illusions at three different pedestrian crossings in a trial it hopes will encourage drivers and cyclists to give way to foot traffic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210914/aarhus-announces-floating-3d-pedestrian-crossings Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:08:35 +0200 aarhus-announces-floating-3d-pedestrian-crossings White goods or domestic appliance are relatively easy to put out for recycling in Denmark, but there are a few important things to know. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210914/what-you-need-to-know-about-sustainably-scrapping-white-goods-in-denmark Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:39:57 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-sustainably-scrapping-white-goods-in-denmark Denmark will change the colour classification of a number of regions in Europe in the latest weekly update to its Covid-19 travel guidelines. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210910/travel-update-denmark-makes-austria-yellow-more-of-italy-now-green Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:44:57 +0200 travel-update-denmark-makes-austria-yellow-more-of-italy-now-green Fewer people than previously recorded are currently in receipt of the basic form of Danish unemployment benefits. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210910/denmark-has-record-low-number-of-unemployment-benefits-claimants Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:44:54 +0200 denmark-has-record-low-number-of-unemployment-benefits-claimants As many as 4,000 places on 87 different English-language education courses in Denmark, primarily at business academies and on professional bachelor programmes, are to close from next year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210910/danish-colleges-brace-for-impact-of-english-language-education-closures Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:00:29 +0200 danish-colleges-brace-for-impact-of-english-language-education-closures