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 EU nations will meet Friday, aiming to develop a unified response to soaring diesel prices, a day after the US called on its European allies to release strategic reserves "immediately" to stem the crisis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261002/eu-nations-to-hold-emergency-meeting-on-soaring-diesel-prices-amid-us-pressure Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:59:32 +0200 eu-nations-to-hold-emergency-meeting-on-soaring-diesel-prices-amid-us-pressure A total of 3.2 million passengers used Copenhagen Airport in September, which was 4 percent more than during the same month last year, according to a press statement from the airport. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261002/last-month-busiest-september-ever-at-copenhagen-airport Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:43:27 +0200 last-month-busiest-september-ever-at-copenhagen-airport After a rollercoaster decade since the Brexit vote, the idea of the UK rejoining is still only a distant prospect and the European Union is waiting first to see what London wants next. https://www.thelocal.dk/20261001/we-wont-change-approach-eu-wants-actions-from-uk-rather-than-words Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:42:49 +0200 we-wont-change-approach-eu-wants-actions-from-uk-rather-than-words The EU put forward Wednesday plans for a new bloc-wide communication system allowing police, firefighters and other national emergency services to better coordinate during cross-border crises. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260930/eu-plans-cross-border-emergency-comms-system-to-replace-radio Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:21:39 +0200 eu-plans-cross-border-emergency-comms-system-to-replace-radio The average raw energy price rose to the highest level in around four years in September, according to energy company OK. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260930/danish-energy-prices-in-september-highest-since-2022 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:04:28 +0200 danish-energy-prices-in-september-highest-since-2022 Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and leading French President Emmanuel Macron to declare in English "Welcome back". https://www.thelocal.dk/20260930/rejoining-the-eu-is-among-options-for-future-ties-says-uk-prime-minister Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:45:17 +0200 rejoining-the-eu-is-among-options-for-future-ties-says-uk-prime-minister After recent regional election breakthroughs by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), here is an overview of radical, nationalist and far- and hard-right parties' positions across Europe in recent years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260926/breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:11:29 +0200 breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe The discovery of a medieval church in Greenland has unveiled important clues about how Viking society on the island was organised over 800 years ago, the National Museum of Denmark said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260924/unearthed-medieval-church-sheds-light-on-greenlands-viking-past Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:21:38 +0200 unearthed-medieval-church-sheds-light-on-greenlands-viking-past The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) said on Thursday that the risk of Russian military action against Nato countries was growing and an outright invasion was "highly unlikely" but possible. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260924/danish-spy-agency-russian-invasion-of-nato-country-highly-unlikely-but-cannot-be-ruled-out Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:36:15 +0200 danish-spy-agency-russian-invasion-of-nato-country-highly-unlikely-but-cannot-be-ruled-out The leaders of the US, Greenland and Denmark signed a security deal on Tuesday, cooling temperatures after US President Donald Trump's contentious calls to acquire the autonomous Danish territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260923/us-greenland-and-denmark-sign-security-deal-at-un Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:57:46 +0200 us-greenland-and-denmark-sign-security-deal-at-un Fuel prices are rocketing around Europe but in some countries the cost of filling a tank is far higher than in others, partly because governments are taking different measures to tackle the crisis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260922/compare-how-expensive-are-fuel-prices-around-europe-right-now Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:07:14 +0200 compare-how-expensive-are-fuel-prices-around-europe-right-now Shares in Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo, formerly Novo Nordisk, dropped significantly following the announcement of a new company strategy on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260922/shares-in-denmarks-novo-drop-7-7-percent-after-strategy-announcement Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:14:00 +0200 shares-in-denmarks-novo-drop-7-7-percent-after-strategy-announcement Danish public broadcaster DR and Norway's NRK have removed a documentary on Russian intelligence activities from their streaming services, fearing that AI tools could be used to identify anonymous sources, NRK said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260921/nordic-broadcasters-pull-documentary-on-russian-spying-amid-fears-ai-could-unmask-sources Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:49:33 +0200 nordic-broadcasters-pull-documentary-on-russian-spying-amid-fears-ai-could-unmask-sources Job cuts at pharmaceutical company Novo, previously known as Novo Nordisk, ended up much larger than previously expected, with a total 13,000 full time jobs cut compared to the 9,000 previously forecast. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260921/job-cuts-at-denmarks-novo-much-larger-than-first-expected Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:35:45 +0200 job-cuts-at-denmarks-novo-much-larger-than-first-expected Danish commentators on Saturday cast a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to give Washington control over Greenland's security as a diplomatic win for Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260919/denmark-emerges-smiling-from-trump-greenland-deal-experts-say Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:30:04 +0200 denmark-emerges-smiling-from-trump-greenland-deal-experts-say Denmark on Saturday hailed a "binding" deal announced by US President Donald Trump to give Washington "permanent control" over Greenland's security and bar Russian and Chinese bases from the Arctic territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260919/trump-says-denmark-to-give-us-permanent-control-over-greenland-security Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:53:01 +0200 trump-says-denmark-to-give-us-permanent-control-over-greenland-security Our column Inside Denmark takes a closer look at the stories we’ve been talking about over the last seven days. This week, editor Becky Waterton reflects on what made her move to Denmark almost a decade ago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260919/inside-denmark-what-was-it-that-made-you-move-to-denmark Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:11:48 +0200 inside-denmark-what-was-it-that-made-you-move-to-denmark New Eurostat figures have shown that almost 50,000 people got first-time residence permits in Denmark last year, with the US and India among those granted the most permits. We want to hear from you if you moved here recently. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260916/did-you-move-to-denmark-last-year-we-want-to-hear-from-you Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:02:21 +0200 did-you-move-to-denmark-last-year-we-want-to-hear-from-you Residence fraud, or buying a property listed as a permanent home and only living in it part-time, can currently cost you up to 20,000 kroner. Denmark's housing minister Jacob Mark wants to hike that up to 100,000 kroner. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260918/danish-minister-calls-for-residence-fraud-fine-to-be-hiked-to-100000-kroner Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:17:43 +0200 danish-minister-calls-for-residence-fraud-fine-to-be-hiked-to-100000-kroner The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260917/explained-what-would-change-for-kids-and-social-media-under-new-eu-law Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:15:32 +0200 explained-what-would-change-for-kids-and-social-media-under-new-eu-law