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 price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East war highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260404/european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:17:02 +0200 european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Denmark's Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed by four humanitarian organisations accusing the Scandinavian country of violating international law by exporting weapons to Israel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260318/danish-supreme-court-rejects-case-on-arms-sales-to-israel Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:18:18 +0100 danish-supreme-court-rejects-case-on-arms-sales-to-israel Denmark's Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by four humanitarian organisations that accuse the country of violating international law by exporting weapons to Israel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260310/danish-supreme-court-case-opens-on-arms-sales-to-israel Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:30:52 +0100 danish-supreme-court-case-opens-on-arms-sales-to-israel Danish shipping company Maersk said on Sunday it was halting passage through the narrow Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman, next to Iran, for "safety" reasons. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260301/danish-shipping-giant-maersk-suspends-vessel-transit-through-strait-of-hormuz Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:08:23 +0100 danish-shipping-giant-maersk-suspends-vessel-transit-through-strait-of-hormuz Denmark's Prosecution Service said on Wednesday it had charged two Swedish citizens with terrorism for targeting the Israeli embassy with two hand grenades in Copenhagen last year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251029/denmark-charges-two-swedes-over-israeli-embassy-grenade-attack Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:55:52 +0100 denmark-charges-two-swedes-over-israeli-embassy-grenade-attack Denmark is not ruling out the possibility of recognising Palestinian statehood as long as it is democratic, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250826/danish-pm-frederiksen-says-country-would-recognise-a-democratic-palestine Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:53:59 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-says-country-would-recognise-a-democratic-palestine A demonstration for Palestine during a concert by Irish band Fontaines D.C. at the Roskilde Festival had been communicated to organisers in advance, the festival said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250703/demonstration-for-palestine-at-denmarks-roskilde-festival-was-known-to-organisers Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:20:18 +0200 demonstration-for-palestine-at-denmarks-roskilde-festival-was-known-to-organisers Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday that Copenhagen could follow other countries in placing sanctions against Israel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250612/unacceptable-denmarks-pm-backs-sanctions-against-israel Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:11:36 +0200 unacceptable-denmarks-pm-backs-sanctions-against-israel Denmark is among a group of 22 countries to have demanded Israel allow full aid to enter Gaza, while Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for Israel to halt its military operation in the territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250520/pm-comments-as-denmark-joins-demands-israel-allow-full-resumption-of-gaza-aid Tue, 20 May 2025 09:10:26 +0200 pm-comments-as-denmark-joins-demands-israel-allow-full-resumption-of-gaza-aid A shareholder resolution to force Danish shipping giant Maersk to respond to allegations it transported arms to Israel during the country's deadly offensive in Gaza failed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250319/danish-shipping-giant-maersk-avoids-shareholder-resolution-on-alleged-israel-arms-transfers Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:24:52 +0100 danish-shipping-giant-maersk-avoids-shareholder-resolution-on-alleged-israel-arms-transfers A shareholder in Danish shipping giant Maersk will demand Tuesday that it respond to allegations it has transported arms to Israel during the country's deadly offensive in Gaza. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250318/danish-shipping-giant-maersk-faces-demands-to-address-alleged-israel-arms-shipments Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:40:08 +0100 danish-shipping-giant-maersk-faces-demands-to-address-alleged-israel-arms-shipments Danish police on Monday said they had arrested 20 people at a protest demanding maritime transport company Maersk to stop delivering military equipment to Israel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250225/danish-police-arrest-20-at-protest-against-maersk-shipments-to-israel Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:01:10 +0100 danish-police-arrest-20-at-protest-against-maersk-shipments-to-israel The Danish government said Thursday it was pledging an additional 10.2 million kroner ($1.4 million) to the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, which Israel has banned from operating within its borders. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250213/denmark-pledges-over-10-million-kroner-in-aid-to-unrwa Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:21:35 +0100 denmark-pledges-over-10-million-kroner-in-aid-to-unrwa A 17-year-old Swedish national who is accused of detonating hand grenades near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen is also suspected in relation to a shooting at the Israeli embassy in Swedish capital Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250205/swedish-teenager-suspected-over-israel-embassy-attacks-in-copenhagen-and-stockholm Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:53:07 +0100 swedish-teenager-suspected-over-israel-embassy-attacks-in-copenhagen-and-stockholm Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that Denmark backs the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241126/danish-pm-frederiksen-says-country-backs-icc-over-netanyahu-arrest-warrant Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:45:32 +0100 danish-pm-frederiksen-says-country-backs-icc-over-netanyahu-arrest-warrant Medical organisations in Denmark have urged the government to accept wounded patients from Gaza who need specialised treatment for their injuries, as a number of other European countries have done. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241106/doctors-urge-denmark-to-allow-treatment-of-wounded-from-gaza Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:56:20 +0100 doctors-urge-denmark-to-allow-treatment-of-wounded-from-gaza Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she wants a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East, but corrected comments attributed to her earlier this week that a military intervention from the international community could be needed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241004/danish-pm-frederiksen-rows-back-comments-about-middle-east-intervention Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:49:19 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-rows-back-comments-about-middle-east-intervention The Swedish intelligence agency Säpo said Thursday that Iran may have been involved in explosions and gunfire around Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241003/copenhagen-israeli-embassy-explosions-may-have-iranian-involvement Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:45:40 +0200 copenhagen-israeli-embassy-explosions-may-have-iranian-involvement Two blasts early Wednesday near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen were likely caused by hand grenades, Danish police said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241002/danish-police-believe-israel-embassy-blasts-were-caused-by-hand-grenades Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:31:00 +0200 danish-police-believe-israel-embassy-blasts-were-caused-by-hand-grenades An international military intervention in the Middle East could be a way to impose a two-state solution and break the current deadlock, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241002/danish-pm-frederiksen-in-favour-of-military-intervention-in-middle-east Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:21:56 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-in-favour-of-military-intervention-in-middle-east