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 Almost every company in Denmark and large parts of the public sector have been hit by the outage that hit a long list of Microsoft services on November 12th and 13th. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261113/how-badly-has-denmark-been-affected-by-the-microsoft-outage Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:01:34 +0100 how-badly-has-denmark-been-affected-by-the-microsoft-outage The first country to host a so-called "return hub" for migrants expelled from Europe should be revealed next week, Denmark's prime minister said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261112/denmark-to-reveal-european-migrant-return-hub-next-week Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:42:43 +0100 denmark-to-reveal-european-migrant-return-hub-next-week Several British travellers have told how they were incorrectly accused of overstaying their 90-day allowance due to the chaotic introduction of the EU's new EES biometric border checks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261112/travellers-accused-of-overstaying-eus-90-day-rule-after-being-caught-up-in-ees-chaos Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:02:21 +0100 travellers-accused-of-overstaying-eus-90-day-rule-after-being-caught-up-in-ees-chaos Denmark's government has struck a political agreement with the Danish People's Party on a new tax reform, which will abolish the top and middle rates of tax, and also cut corporation tax and taxes on petrol and diesel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261112/denmarks-government-strikes-deal-to-abolish-top-and-middle-tax-rates Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:45:58 +0100 denmarks-government-strikes-deal-to-abolish-top-and-middle-tax-rates Sauntering around the hippy enclave of Christiania or visiting the Dyrehaven deer park are both completely free, but an unscrupulous website has been charging tourists, warning that without a ticket they risk being fined. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261112/tourists-warned-not-to-pay-money-for-completely-free-danish-attractions Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:17:14 +0100 tourists-warned-not-to-pay-money-for-completely-free-danish-attractions We could see the first snow of the season in Denmark this week, according to weather agency DMI, although you shouldn't get your sled or skis out just yet. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261110/denmark-could-see-first-snow-of-the-season-this-week Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:37:39 +0100 denmark-could-see-first-snow-of-the-season-this-week A group of Danish tenants are confident the country's Supreme Court will back their discrimination case over their eviction from social housing under a law aimed at breaking up so-called "hard ghettos". https://www.thelocal.dk/20261110/expelled-danish-tenants-optimistic-over-supreme-court-discrimination-case Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:18:35 +0100 expelled-danish-tenants-optimistic-over-supreme-court-discrimination-case Hundreds of thousands of SAS passengers may have had their booking details exposed in a massive data breach. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261110/350000-sas-passengers-may-have-had-details-leaked-in-major-data-breach Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:00:34 +0100 350000-sas-passengers-may-have-had-details-leaked-in-major-data-breach Danish police have put a temporary 'restriction zone' in place over Copenhagen, set to last from Monday evening until Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261110/temporary-restriction-zone-over-copenhagen-set-to-last-until-thursday Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:42:11 +0100 temporary-restriction-zone-over-copenhagen-set-to-last-until-thursday Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261106/who-is-behind-the-bomb-hoaxes-hitting-flights-across-europe Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:21:43 +0100 who-is-behind-the-bomb-hoaxes-hitting-flights-across-europe A group of "non-Western" ex-tenants in a Danish social housing estate face off against their former landlord in the country's Supreme Court on Friday, arguing they were discriminated against when their leases were terminated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261106/denmarks-hard-ghettos-row-reaches-supreme-court Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:01:13 +0100 denmarks-hard-ghettos-row-reaches-supreme-court An agreement set to be announced at the upcoming EU-UK summit could mark the return of pet passports allowing easier travel across the Channel for holidaymakers with dogs, cats and ferrets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261104/pet-passports-set-to-be-restored-between-the-eu-and-the-uk Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:02:06 +0100 pet-passports-set-to-be-restored-between-the-eu-and-the-uk The Danish People's Party has identified three more people – two Syrian and one Pakistani – who it wants to remove from the list of 2,055 people whose names are included in the long-stalled citizenship bill. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261104/danish-peoples-party-wants-three-more-names-taken-off-citizenship-bill Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:16:52 +0100 danish-peoples-party-wants-three-more-names-taken-off-citizenship-bill Foreigners can gain Danish citizenship without proving that they can speak Danish. According to politicians across the political spectrum, this needs to change. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261104/danish-parties-call-for-tougher-language-tests-for-citizenship Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:23:12 +0100 danish-parties-call-for-tougher-language-tests-for-citizenship About 10 European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the brief closure of a Warsaw airport and the scrambling of air force planes in Rome, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261103/hoax-bomb-threats-disrupt-flights-in-europe Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:20:52 +0100 hoax-bomb-threats-disrupt-flights-in-europe A suspected cyberattack hit grocery stores across at least nine European countries on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc's food supply chain. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261103/fridge-cyberattack-on-supermarkets-across-europe-prompts-eu-warning Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:18:39 +0100 fridge-cyberattack-on-supermarkets-across-europe-prompts-eu-warning Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Monday it would launch a cost-cutting drive and hike fares next year to help offset the impact of soaring jet fuel prices driven by the Middle East war. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261102/ryanair-to-hit-passengers-in-europe-with-double-digit-hikes-in-air-fares Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:35:49 +0100 ryanair-to-hit-passengers-in-europe-with-double-digit-hikes-in-air-fares As a general rule, electricity will be cheapest between midnight and 6am for the next six months, according to energy company OK. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261102/electricity-in-denmark-set-to-be-cheapest-at-night-for-next-six-months Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:42:24 +0100 electricity-in-denmark-set-to-be-cheapest-at-night-for-next-six-months Leaders of the EU and the UK will meet for a crucial summit in November with a move towards closer cooperation on the table. But how much will be achieved given the differences and disagreements that exist? https://www.thelocal.dk/20261031/a-lot-of-arguing-to-be-done-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-eu-uk-summit Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:36:08 +0100 a-lot-of-arguing-to-be-done-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-eu-uk-summit The EU will charge an extra €2 "processing fee" on parcels imported into the European Union from Sunday November 1st in a bid to reduce the influx of cheap Chinese products bought on the internet. The fee is on top of the recent €3 EU tax added on "small parcels". https://www.thelocal.dk/20261030/eu-to-slap-new-e2-fee-on-online-shopping-orders-from-outside-europe Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:21 +0100 eu-to-slap-new-e2-fee-on-online-shopping-orders-from-outside-europe