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 speed with which Denmark's coronavirus pass system has been rolled out has put it ahead of other countries in Europe. But how well is it working in practice? We want to hear from you. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210512/tell-us-how-is-denmarks-coronavirus-pass-system-working-for-you Wed, 12 May 2021 15:22:24 +0200 tell-us-how-is-denmarks-coronavirus-pass-system-working-for-you Europeans may be able to travel more freely this summer with a proposed new vaccination passport. But the European Commission urges caution and calls for certificates to be free from 'discrimination'. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210313/eu-vaccine-passports-must-prevent-discrimination-european-commission Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:38:35 +0100 eu-vaccine-passports-must-prevent-discrimination-european-commission Denmark's government has launched a "coronavirus passport", which all adult residents can freely download from the national health website and use when travelling abroad. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200708/denmark-launches-downloadable-covid-19-passport Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:54:34 +0200 denmark-launches-downloadable-covid-19-passport 288,000 Danish passports issued between 2014 and 2017 contain a data error. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190423/over-200000-danish-passports-contain-fingerprint-error Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:28:47 +0200 over-200000-danish-passports-contain-fingerprint-error Denmark has the third most powerful passport in the world, according to a new index which ranks the level of visa-free access passports provide to their holders. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180524/danish-passport-remains-among-worlds-most-powerful Thu, 24 May 2018 17:49:45 +0200 danish-passport-remains-among-worlds-most-powerful After having its system completely shut down by IT problems, Denmark is now able to process and issues visas again. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160510/denmark-able-to-process-and-issue-visas-again Tue, 10 May 2016 10:28:14 +0200 denmark-able-to-process-and-issue-visas-again The Ministry of Immigration, Integration and Housing said on Thursday evening that IT problems have completely shut down its visa application process and that no fix is in sight. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160429/denmark-unable-to-process-or-issue-visas Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:38:01 +0200 denmark-unable-to-process-or-issue-visas Travelling on a Danish passport gets you hassle-free into more places than travel identification from almost all other countries in the world, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150421/danes-hold-one-of-worlds-most-powerful-passports Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:27:57 +0200 danes-hold-one-of-worlds-most-powerful-passports Danish police have used a new law to seize a passport and issue a travel ban on a man suspected of planning to travel to an armed conflict to fight. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150410/danish-police-applies-passport-law-for-the-first-time Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:37:55 +0200 danish-police-applies-passport-law-for-the-first-time If you or your family members have been issued a Danish passport since February, it may include a vital mistake that makes it invalid for international travel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150327/denmark-issues-thousands-of-invalid-passports Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:05:56 +0100 denmark-issues-thousands-of-invalid-passports The City of Copenhagen is increasing security after thieves made off with 349 blank provisional passports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140925/hundreds-of-blank-passports-stolen-in-copenhagen Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:32:00 +0200 hundreds-of-blank-passports-stolen-in-copenhagen