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 European Union's mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260501/blockbuster-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-enters-into-force Fri, 01 May 2026 09:52:06 +0200 blockbuster-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-enters-into-force Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260428/budget-airlines-first-to-cut-flights-as-jet-fuel-prices-soar Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:39:16 +0200 budget-airlines-first-to-cut-flights-as-jet-fuel-prices-soar The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for celebrating everything from cross-dressing ballad singers to heavy metal bands in monster masks, but geopolitics is threatening its 70th anniversary edition. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260426/geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:03:11 +0200 geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision Everybody knows about Christmas, Easter, and Constitution Day on June 5th. But what are some Danish annual holidays you won’t find on any calendar? https://www.thelocal.dk/20260422/nine-danish-holidays-you-wont-find-on-official-calendars Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:38:20 +0200 nine-danish-holidays-you-wont-find-on-official-calendars The EU has moved to tighten rules on pet passports, closing a loophole that has been used by many British second-home owners since Brexit. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260422/eu-tightens-rules-for-brits-travelling-to-europe-with-pets Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:29:35 +0200 eu-tightens-rules-for-brits-travelling-to-europe-with-pets The European Union said on Tuesday that it was considering importing more jet fuel from the US and requiring member states to hold minimum reserves as the Middle East war squeezes supplies. Brussels will lay out a series of measures on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260421/we-must-be-ready-eu-to-lay-out-its-plan-to-deal-with-jet-fuel-crisis Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:48:22 +0200 we-must-be-ready-eu-to-lay-out-its-plan-to-deal-with-jet-fuel-crisis Popular flight routes around Europe are almost impossible for passengers to book by train because of a "stone age" ticketing system, a new report has found as the EU is set to unveil plans for it single ticket system. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260421/stone-age-ticket-system-preventing-travellers-in-europe-from-taking-trains Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:50:54 +0200 stone-age-ticket-system-preventing-travellers-in-europe-from-taking-trains A Danish court sentenced a 30-year-old French-Danish man to six years in prison for promoting terrorism by sharing far-right materials on social media. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260421/denmark-jails-man-and-revokes-citizenship-for-promoting-terror-on-social-media Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:52:26 +0200 denmark-jails-man-and-revokes-citizenship-for-promoting-terror-on-social-media This week is set to be warm and sunny with little to no wind and temperatures could hit 17C for the first time this year in Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260420/temperatures-expected-to-hit-17c-in-denmark-this-week Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:47:24 +0200 temperatures-expected-to-hit-17c-in-denmark-this-week Denmark is in the process of phasing out a number of banknotes and the country's national bank warns that 3.3 billion kroner in notes is set to become worthless at the end of May. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260420/more-than-three-billion-danish-kroner-will-be-worthless-in-six-weeks Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:41:45 +0200 more-than-three-billion-danish-kroner-will-be-worthless-in-six-weeks The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Friday called on authorities to put "well-coordinated plans in place" in the event of jet-fuel rationing due to the Middle East war. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260418/airlines-fear-jet-fuel-rationing-due-to-mideast-war Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:14:22 +0200 airlines-fear-jet-fuel-rationing-due-to-mideast-war Almost all trains east of Odense were cancelled due to technical issues on Tuesday, with fewer departures than usual on Wednesday and Thursday. When will things be back to normal? https://www.thelocal.dk/20260414/travel-chaos-almost-all-trains-in-eastern-denmark-cancelled Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:11:41 +0200 travel-chaos-almost-all-trains-in-eastern-denmark-cancelled The UK and European Union said they have signed the legal texts allowing Britain to rejoin the bloc's Erasmus student exchange scheme, five years after Brexit forced its departure. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260416/uk-signs-deal-to-rejoin-eus-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:52:47 +0200 uk-signs-deal-to-rejoin-eus-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme On the face of it, it's a gamechanger: an AI Dane permanently in your pocket who never loses patience and switches to English. But do AI language tools actually work? And if so, which is the best? We'd love to hear about your experiences. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260408/tell-us-what-ai-language-tools-are-you-using-to-learn-danish Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:04:06 +0200 tell-us-what-ai-language-tools-are-you-using-to-learn-danish Today's word of the day is a great example of one the more literal ways of naming animals in Danish. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220429/danish-word-of-the-day-skildpadde Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:59:36 +0200 danish-word-of-the-day-skildpadde The European Commission said on Tuesday it fears Europe could face jet fuel supply issues "in the near future" with no end in sight to the Iran war that's hit global energy markets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260414/europe-could-face-jet-fuel-supply-issues-in-near-future Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:57:47 +0200 europe-could-face-jet-fuel-supply-issues-in-near-future A new EU directive on pay transparency, which aims to ensure equality between men and women doing the same job, could transform the European job market by guaranteeing more rights to workers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260414/how-the-european-job-market-will-change-with-new-pay-transparency-rules Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:37:53 +0200 how-the-european-job-market-will-change-with-new-pay-transparency-rules Denmark could see half a month's worth of rain fall on Monday and Tuesday, as well as potentially experiencing a weather phenomenon known as "blood rain". https://www.thelocal.dk/20260413/heavy-rainfall-this-week-could-cause-blood-rain-over-denmark Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:59:59 +0200 heavy-rainfall-this-week-could-cause-blood-rain-over-denmark European leaders reacted on Monday to the defeat of Viktor Orban, who lost Sunday's parliamentary elections in Hungary. Many hailed the result as a victory for democracy and for Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260413/historic-moment-european-leaders-react-to-orbans-defeat-in-hungary Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:48:46 +0200 historic-moment-european-leaders-react-to-orbans-defeat-in-hungary Despite claims that the EU's new Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks would be "fully operational" by April 10th, many airports have reported disruption and some Channel ports don't even have the technology for full rollout yet. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260411/full-rollout-of-new-eu-border-checks-hit-by-delays-and-disruption Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:56:38 +0200 full-rollout-of-new-eu-border-checks-hit-by-delays-and-disruption