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 Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of states in the face of global warming, rulings that could force governments to adopt more ambitious climate policies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240407/top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:48:03 +0200 top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Three months after a new law that allowed Danish police to seize vehicles of ‘crazy drivers,’ more than 230 vehicles have been confiscated, including nearly 100 rental or leased cars. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210702/why-bad-driving-might-cost-you-your-car-in-denmark-even-if-its-rented Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:46:23 +0200 why-bad-driving-might-cost-you-your-car-in-denmark-even-if-its-rented Crowds assembled in central Copenhagen on Saturday to protest against a controversial virus law and Denmark's plan to create so-called "corona passports". https://www.thelocal.dk/20210328/hundreds-gather-in-copenhagen-to-protest-denmarks-covid-19-laws Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:11:38 +0200 hundreds-gather-in-copenhagen-to-protest-denmarks-covid-19-laws The parliamentary hearing period for a proposed new law giving the government extended powers to respond to epidemics expires today. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201113/explained-what-is-denmarks-proposed-epidemic-law-and-why-is-it-being-criticised Fri, 13 Nov 2020 18:10:54 +0100 explained-what-is-denmarks-proposed-epidemic-law-and-why-is-it-being-criticised Denmark's parliament on Thursday night unanimously passed an emergency coronavirus law which gives health authorities powers to force testing, treatment and quarantine with the backing of the police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200313/denmark-passes-far-reaching-emergency-coronavirus-law Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:46:43 +0100 denmark-passes-far-reaching-emergency-coronavirus-law The populist Danish People’s Party (DF) says close relatives of people under the criminal minimum age should be punished if they defend sexual assaults committed by minors in their care. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180710/punish-parents-for-sexual-assault-by-minors-danish-peoples-party Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:49:33 +0200 punish-parents-for-sexual-assault-by-minors-danish-peoples-party The Liberal Party, the senior partner in Denmark’s coalition government, says the burden of proof should remain with the victim in rape trials. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180524/denmarks-liberal-party-not-in-favour-of-change-of-practice-in-rape-cases Thu, 24 May 2018 15:51:43 +0200 denmarks-liberal-party-not-in-favour-of-change-of-practice-in-rape-cases The Danish Immigration Authority has added Saudi preacher Abdullah bin Radi Almoaede Al-Shammary to a ‘blacklist’ of foreign clerics banned from entering the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171212/denmark-adds-saudi-priest-to-list-of-banned-hate-preachers Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:55:39 +0100 denmark-adds-saudi-priest-to-list-of-banned-hate-preachers Two men and a woman were sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment at Copenhagen court on Wednesday under Denmark’s new tightened anti-begging legislation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170725/danish-anti-begging-law-sees-three-convicted-in-copenhagen Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:27:31 +0200 danish-anti-begging-law-sees-three-convicted-in-copenhagen Danish lawmakers on Friday repealed a centuries-old blasphemy law which forbid public insults of a religion, such as the burning of holy books like the Qur'an, cementing the country's attachment to freedom of expression. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170602/denmark-revokes-334-year-old-blasphemy-law Fri, 02 Jun 2017 20:09:44 +0200 denmark-revokes-334-year-old-blasphemy-law In an about turn on its previous position, Denmark’s governing Venstre (Liberal) party has announced that it now supports removing a blasphemy paragraph from the country’s law code. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170601/danish-likely-to-remove-blasphemy-paragraph-after-government-changes-stance Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:08:10 +0200 danish-likely-to-remove-blasphemy-paragraph-after-government-changes-stance Over 10,000 foreign-based Danes have signed a petition against the government’s removal of a law making it easier for their spouses to move to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170529/thousands-of-foreign-based-danes-sign-protest-against-spouse-law Mon, 29 May 2017 15:55:15 +0200 thousands-of-foreign-based-danes-sign-protest-against-spouse-law The Venstre (Liberal) Party, the biggest party in Denmark’s coalition government, has postponed talks on a new law enabling spouses of foreign-based Danes to move to the country, citing the emergence of “new solutions.” https://www.thelocal.dk/20170502/danish-parliament-puts-negotiation-of-new-foreign-spouse-law-on-hold Tue, 02 May 2017 18:33:41 +0200 danish-parliament-puts-negotiation-of-new-foreign-spouse-law-on-hold Denmark on Tuesday published a blacklist of six foreign preachers accused of spreading hatred, including five Muslims and an American Evangelical pastor, banning them for at least two years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170502/denmark-bans-six-hate-preachers-including-five-muslims Tue, 02 May 2017 15:58:22 +0200 denmark-bans-six-hate-preachers-including-five-muslims Denmark’s government wants to make it easier for high-earning foreign-based Danes to move to the country with spouses. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170428/new-danish-immigration-law-can-lead-to-discrimination-experts Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:49:53 +0200 new-danish-immigration-law-can-lead-to-discrimination-experts Rule changes have made it even more difficult for foreign-based Danes to move to Denmark with their spouses. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170425/leave-country-by-june-10th-denmark-to-wife-of-astrophysicist Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:42:49 +0200 leave-country-by-june-10th-denmark-to-wife-of-astrophysicist Ride-sharing group Uber on Tuesday said it would temporarily withdraw its business in Denmark, where a new taxi law restricts cab services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170328/uber-halts-services-in-denmark-after-new-taxi-law Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:28:24 +0200 uber-halts-services-in-denmark-after-new-taxi-law Most Danes want it to be illegal to cycle without wearing a helmet, says a new survey. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170327/danes-want-to-make-cycle-helmets-the-law Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:04:35 +0200 danes-want-to-make-cycle-helmets-the-law