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 Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said she is prepared to bring in still more restrictions if they are necessary to bring the level of coronavirus infections under control. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201030/danish-pm-ready-to-bring-in-more-restrictions-if-needed Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:45:16 +0100 danish-pm-ready-to-bring-in-more-restrictions-if-needed Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen thought she had finally found a date for her wedding, but has now had to postpone it for a third time due to an EU summit, she said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200625/danish-pm-postpones-wedding-for-workfor-third-time Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:14:19 +0200 danish-pm-postpones-wedding-for-workfor-third-time Denmark's government has proposed opening restaurants, shops and cafés, and opening schools for elder pupils in the next stage of its the country's gradual reopening of society. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200506/danish-government-calls-for-shops-cafs-and-restaurants-to-reopen Wed, 06 May 2020 21:39:07 +0200 danish-government-calls-for-shops-cafs-and-restaurants-to-reopen Denmark's government will not decide which lockdown restriction to lift next until "very close" to May 10, the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in an interview on Danish television on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200504/no-new-decision-on-danish-lockdown-until-close-to-may-10-pm Mon, 04 May 2020 13:20:33 +0200 no-new-decision-on-danish-lockdown-until-close-to-may-10-pm Denmark, which is slowly lifting restrictions to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, has brought the disease under control, the prime minister said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200430/coronavirus-under-control-in-denmark-prime-minister Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:54:56 +0200 coronavirus-under-control-in-denmark-prime-minister Fears that Danish people would throw caution to the wind and spend the Easter break flouting social distancing guidelines meeting up with friends and relatives have not been realised, Danish police confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200414/danes-win-praise-for-good-behaviour-over-easter Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:45:35 +0200 danes-win-praise-for-good-behaviour-over-easter Denmark's success in flattening the curve of the coronavirus pandemic in the country could cause problems later on, by forcing the country to keep economically and socially debilitating measures in place for longer, experts in Denmark have warned. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200407/experts-warn-denmarks-lockdown-may-have-been-too-successful Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:41:42 +0200 experts-warn-denmarks-lockdown-may-have-been-too-successful Denmark's Prime Minister has warned that when Denmark will start relaxing its coronavirus restrictions after Easter, this does not mean a return to normal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200406/danish-pm-we-will-not-return-to-denmark-as-it-was-before-coronavirus Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:43:52 +0200 danish-pm-we-will-not-return-to-denmark-as-it-was-before-coronavirus Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister who has driven through one of the fastest and most far-reaching coronavirus lockdowns in Europe, showed her soft side on Friday when she joined in a TV singing event. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200404/danish-pm-lets-her-hair-down-in-friday-tv-singalong Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:00:28 +0200 danish-pm-lets-her-hair-down-in-friday-tv-singalong Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that the country could begin a "gradual, quiet and controlled opening" after Easter, in the first sign of an end to the country's strict lockdown. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200330/danish-pm-announces-gradual-reopening-after-easter Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:41:37 +0200 danish-pm-announces-gradual-reopening-after-easter The Danish government has been rewarded for its rapid and far-reaching moves to slow the spread of coronavirus and cushion the country's economy, with a near five percent surge in opinion polls. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200330/danish-pms-party-surges-in-polls-after-tough-coronavirus-action Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:52:56 +0200 danish-pms-party-surges-in-polls-after-tough-coronavirus-action Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has told her subjects that attending any sort of gathering at this point would be both "inconsiderate" and "reckless" and could lead to the deaths of loved ones. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200318/denmarks-queen-calls-on-danes-to-stay-home-in-coronavirus-address Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:26:21 +0100 denmarks-queen-calls-on-danes-to-stay-home-in-coronavirus-address Denmark's Prime Minister has announced that the country will close all kindergartens, schools and universities for two weeks to slow the spread of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200311/denmark-to-shut-all-schools-and-universities-to-fight-virus Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:07:06 +0100 denmark-to-shut-all-schools-and-universities-to-fight-virus Denmark’s finance minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, said on Tuesday that Denmark risks significant financial losses if Donald Trump becomes the president of the United States. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161108/finance-minister-denmark-will-be-poorer-if-trump-wins Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:01:15 +0100 finance-minister-denmark-will-be-poorer-if-trump-wins