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 All votes have been counted in the Danish election and the final result has left the red bloc in a slim lead, but with many questions yet to be answered before a new government can take office. Here are five key takeaways from Tuesday's result. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260325/analysis-five-key-takeaways-from-the-2026-danish-election-result Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:49:29 +0100 analysis-five-key-takeaways-from-the-2026-danish-election-result Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called a general election in Denmark to take place on March 24th. Which issues and questions could prove crucial? https://www.thelocal.dk/20260226/what-issues-could-decide-the-2026-election-in-denmark Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:30:46 +0100 what-issues-could-decide-the-2026-election-in-denmark European leaders sending their troops to Greenland has - writes political columnist John Lichfield - called Donald Trump's bluff when it comes to military conflict. Instead the continent faces the prospect of a long and brutal trade war. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260120/opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:46:19 +0100 opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Our column Inside Denmark looks at our most talked-about stories of the last seven days. This week, increasingly bleak prospects for the average applicant for Danish naturalisation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251213/inside-denmark-why-im-worried-ill-never-be-granted-danish-citizenship Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:36:03 +0100 inside-denmark-why-im-worried-ill-never-be-granted-danish-citizenship Has the US-Denmark standoff over Greenland changed in character? Why does the UK government think Denmark's immigration and asylum policies will help it politically? Our weekly column Inside Denmark looks at some of the stories we've been talking about this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251115/inside-denmark-will-copying-denmark-work-for-the-uks-government Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:13:45 +0100 inside-denmark-will-copying-denmark-work-for-the-uks-government The British government says it wants to base a new, stricter approach to asylum on policies set by Denmark's Social Democrats but the move raises serious questions, Professor in Global Studies at Roskilde University Michelle Pace writes in The Conversation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251114/why-the-uk-should-think-twice-about-copying-denmark-on-asylum Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:35:19 +0100 why-the-uk-should-think-twice-about-copying-denmark-on-asylum Reports in the UK this weekend suggest that the Labour government is set to base a new, stricter approach to immigration on policies set by Denmark's Social Democrats. Why is the Danish party seen as a model for success? https://www.thelocal.dk/20251110/why-do-governments-across-europe-want-to-copy-denmarks-immigration-policies Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:19:17 +0100 why-do-governments-across-europe-want-to-copy-denmarks-immigration-policies Our weekly column Inside Denmark takes a look at the stories we’ve been talking about over the last seven days. This week we look at the increasingly hardline demands from the Danish People’s Party that may worry foreign residents. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251108/inside-denmark-the-concerning-rise-in-hostility-towards-legally-resident-foreigners Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:21:09 +0100 inside-denmark-the-concerning-rise-in-hostility-towards-legally-resident-foreigners Our weekly column Inside Denmark takes a closer look at the stories we’ve been talking about in Denmark over the last seven days. This week, how an escaped rare breed of pig demonstrated the short distance between a country manor and a marginalised area. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251018/inside-denmark-a-roaming-boar-and-inequality-in-denmark Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:16:04 +0200 inside-denmark-a-roaming-boar-and-inequality-in-denmark Our weekly column Inside Denmark looks at the stories we’ve been talking about over the last seven days. This week, what could citizenship screening mean you have to share? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250920/inside-denmark-how-deep-into-your-thoughts-could-citizenship-screening-go Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:06:49 +0200 inside-denmark-how-deep-into-your-thoughts-could-citizenship-screening-go As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Öresund bridge connecting Copenhagen and Malmö, the prime ministers of both countries pledged to make it easier to live and work across the Swedish-Danish border. The Local Sweden’s Deputy Editor, Becky Waterton, has a few ideas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250701/how-sweden-and-denmark-could-actually-make-life-easier-for-cross-border-workers Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:45:29 +0200 how-sweden-and-denmark-could-actually-make-life-easier-for-cross-border-workers The Local Sweden's deputy editor Becky Waterton spent her Sunday running over the bridge between Sweden and Denmark in a half marathon to celebrate the bridge's 25th anniversary. She explains what the bridge means to her and to people in the Öresund region. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250616/why-the-bridge-run-between-sweden-and-denmark-meant-so-much-to-me Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:20:45 +0200 why-the-bridge-run-between-sweden-and-denmark-meant-so-much-to-me A group of thirteen former Nordic foreign and defence ministers has issued a joint letter to European leaders, urging immediate action to prevent war crimes and avert a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250524/joint-statement-a-nordic-call-for-immediate-and-decisive-action-on-gaza Sat, 24 May 2025 21:59:55 +0200 joint-statement-a-nordic-call-for-immediate-and-decisive-action-on-gaza Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen suggested in comments in parliament that the country should adopt a more restrictive approach to foreign labour. Why did she say this? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250507/why-did-danish-pm-frederiksen-say-foreign-labour-should-be-limited Wed, 07 May 2025 18:44:50 +0200 why-did-danish-pm-frederiksen-say-foreign-labour-should-be-limited For years, the cost of submitting a citizenship application in Denmark made The Local Denmark's editor Michael Barrett put off the process. Now the fee is about to get even higher. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250428/why-it-was-finally-time-for-me-to-cough-up-and-apply-for-danish-citizenship Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:03:50 +0200 why-it-was-finally-time-for-me-to-cough-up-and-apply-for-danish-citizenship More than eight years after the UK's Brexit vote, a majority of EU citizens would like a closer relationship with Britain and many Brits are now prepared to ditch their Brexit red lines, a new survey has revealed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241212/brexit-reset-why-majority-of-eu-citizens-want-closer-ties-with-the-uk Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:02:13 +0100 brexit-reset-why-majority-of-eu-citizens-want-closer-ties-with-the-uk Danish politicians are this week conducting individual interviews with people who have applied for citizenship. That’s a great idea – but not for the reason the politicians think, writes The Local Denmark editor Michael Barrett. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241204/opinion-the-real-reason-danish-politicians-should-interview-applicants-for-citizenship Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:11:16 +0100 opinion-the-real-reason-danish-politicians-should-interview-applicants-for-citizenship The return of Donald Trump to the White House may be catastrophic for US democracy. It could be even more destructive for Europe, writes John Lichfield. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241106/opinion-trumps-win-spells-crisis-for-europe-but-it-could-save-the-eu Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:06:36 +0100 opinion-trumps-win-spells-crisis-for-europe-but-it-could-save-the-eu As countries within the EU reintroduce checks on their Schengen zone borders, columnist John Lichfield looks at why this threat to the 'invisible achievement' of open borders matters to the whole of Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241023/opinion-europes-open-borders-are-precious-fragile-and-under-threat Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:48:49 +0200 opinion-europes-open-borders-are-precious-fragile-and-under-threat Originally a Norwegian invention, 'friluftsliv' is popular across Scandinavia and is one of many exported words which portrays the locals as special mythical beings when, in reality, they are much more like the rest of us than the online trends suggest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230929/opinion-please-stop-turning-scandi-words-like-friluftsliv-into-viral-trends Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:31:47 +0200 opinion-please-stop-turning-scandi-words-like-friluftsliv-into-viral-trends