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 Denmark has "good dialogue" with its European allies and "no need to repair ties" with France and Germany, its prime minister said Wednesday following revelations that the US used Danish cables to spy on European leaders. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210603/danish-pm-sees-no-need-to-restore-relations-with-france-and-germany-over-spying Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:47:44 +0200 danish-pm-sees-no-need-to-restore-relations-with-france-and-germany-over-spying French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that they expected explanations from Washington and Copenhagen over a report they spied on Denmark's European allies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210601/macron-and-merkel-demand-answers-on-denmark-spying-claims Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:26:19 +0200 macron-and-merkel-demand-answers-on-denmark-spying-claims The United States spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish data cables, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210531/us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies Mon, 31 May 2021 10:54:56 +0200 us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies UPDATED: Denmark’s justice minister admitted on Friday that the US sent a rendition flight to Copenhagen Airport that was meant to capture whistleblower Edward Snowden and return him to the United States. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160205/denmark-confirms-us-sent-rendition-flight-for-snowden Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:11:23 +0100 denmark-confirms-us-sent-rendition-flight-for-snowden Any thought of Denmark offering asylum to US intelligence whistle-blower Edward Snowden has been effectively killed by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151104/danish-pm-no-asylum-for-criminal-edward-snowden Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:15:47 +0100 danish-pm-no-asylum-for-criminal-edward-snowden After the European Parliament voted to urge member states to offer US intelligence whistle-blower Edward Snowden protection, two Danish parties are pushing for parliament to take up the issue of giving him asylum in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151030/denmark-could-vote-on-offering-snowden-asylum Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:45:34 +0100 denmark-could-vote-on-offering-snowden-asylum Norway’s NRK broadcaster has obtained a copy of the formal requests US authorities sent to Scandinavian agencies asking them to assist them in their efforts to track down NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden should he enter Norwegian territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150828/us-sought-denmarks-help-to-catch-snowden Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:01:57 +0200 us-sought-denmarks-help-to-catch-snowden As part of the government's new counter-terror measures, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service is given the ability to conduct surveillance on citizens abroad without a court order – something that not even the NSA or GCHQ can do. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150225/danish-military-spooks-to-get-more-power-than-nsa Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:57:00 +0100 danish-military-spooks-to-get-more-power-than-nsa