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 Ten digits printed on the front of a yellow card: your birthdate plus four other numbers. The CPR number is your pass to many services in Denmark, but how far can you get without it? https://www.thelocal.dk/20180315/is-life-in-denmark-impossible-without-a-personal-registration-number Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:07:07 +0100 is-life-in-denmark-impossible-without-a-personal-registration-number There are many useful things worth keeping in mind as a newcomer to the Danish workplace, writes guest columnist Kay Xander Mellish. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180702/the-dos-and-donts-of-danish-business-etiquette Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:34:26 +0200 the-dos-and-donts-of-danish-business-etiquette Mette Frederiksen, leader of the opposition Social Democrats, says Danish companies do not need increase efforts to hire skilled foreign workers from outside the European free movement zone, despite calls by business representatives for Denmark to attract highly-qualified labour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181003/denmark-opposition-leader-rejects-calls-for-skilled-labour-from-outside-eu Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:29:47 +0200 denmark-opposition-leader-rejects-calls-for-skilled-labour-from-outside-eu Minister for immigration and integration Inger Støjberg and employment minister Troels Lund Poulsen presented Wednesday a 21-point programme aimed at smoothing the way for companies who want to attract skilled workers from abroad. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181003/danish-government-presents-plan-to-recruit-skilled-foreign-labour Wed, 03 Oct 2018 17:07:43 +0200 danish-government-presents-plan-to-recruit-skilled-foreign-labour Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and opposition leader Mette Frederiksen of the Social Democrats have both said Danish companies should be able to employ the foreign specialists they need. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180921/pm-opposition-leader-discuss-employment-of-skilled-foreign-workers-at-conference Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:49:16 +0200 pm-opposition-leader-discuss-employment-of-skilled-foreign-workers-at-conference Confusion and uncertainty. That seemed to sum up the mood of many at a briefing for British Nationals in Denmark on citizens’ rights after the UK's exit from the EU. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180831/brexit-means-uncertainty-for-denmark-based-brits-at-info-meeting Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:27:46 +0200 brexit-means-uncertainty-for-denmark-based-brits-at-info-meeting The number of available places on university courses from which graduates leave Denmark soon after completion must be cut, says Denmark’s education minister. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180823/denmark-to-make-cuts-to-english-language-university-programmes Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:30:47 +0200 denmark-to-make-cuts-to-english-language-university-programmes Finding a sense of purpose for relocation to a new country is key for happy relationships and good mental health amongst internationals, writes our guest columnist Hanne-Berit Hahnemann. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180716/denmark-why-international-relocation-can-put-a-strain-on-relationships-and-how-purpose-can-help Mon, 16 Jul 2018 18:34:23 +0200 denmark-why-international-relocation-can-put-a-strain-on-relationships-and-how-purpose-can-help We spoke to Latvian diplomat Ilze Zelgave, who moved to Denmark in 2016 and is currently on maternity leave, about Danish social norms and her thoughts on bringing up international children in the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180705/coming-from-a-northern-culture-myself-danish-communication-didnt-surprise-me Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:55:15 +0200 coming-from-a-northern-culture-myself-danish-communication-didnt-surprise-me We spoke to American freelance photographer Rocco Peditto, who moved from Philadelphia to Aalborg in 2017, for the second article of our series on the everyday lives of internationals in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180702/im-trying-to-find-my-way-into-the-etiquette-of-friendships-here Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:40:49 +0200 im-trying-to-find-my-way-into-the-etiquette-of-friendships-here Bilingual education, broadened and implemented in the right way, can be a huge benefit to international children, families and Danish society at large, writes our guest columnist. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180628/opinion-bilingual-education-is-a-platform-for-cultivating-a-global-and-local-society Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:17:49 +0200 opinion-bilingual-education-is-a-platform-for-cultivating-a-global-and-local-society In the first of our Q&A series profiling The Local’s readers in Denmark, we spoke to Drew Fisher, an Australian operations developer who works for Danish jewellery manufacturer Pandora. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180619/denmark-jantelov-is-very-similar-to-what-we-call-tall-poppy-syndrome Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:27:43 +0200 denmark-jantelov-is-very-similar-to-what-we-call-tall-poppy-syndrome It is increasingly hard to become Danish. Even though I was born in Denmark to a Danish mother, have lived in Denmark for most of my life, and am married to a Dane and have two Danish children, my post-Brexit application for Danish citizenship was rejected. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180611/i-was-born-in-denmark-but-my-post-brexit-danish-citizenship-application-was-rejected Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:34:40 +0200 i-was-born-in-denmark-but-my-post-brexit-danish-citizenship-application-was-rejected Danish officials and citizens of all political stripes generally claim they want foreigners to fit right in, ‘integrating’ into Danish society – once the right caveats are met, naturally. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180516/opinion-want-foreigners-to-fit-in-denmark-start-by-recognising-our-existence Wed, 16 May 2018 20:00:00 +0200 opinion-want-foreigners-to-fit-in-denmark-start-by-recognising-our-existence The anti-immigration Danish People’s Party (DF) has called for a limit to be placed on the amount of people awarded Danish citizenship, regardless of other requirements being met. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180516/no-more-than-1000-new-danish-citizenships-annually-df-as-law-change-talks-begin Wed, 16 May 2018 14:52:58 +0200 no-more-than-1000-new-danish-citizenships-annually-df-as-law-change-talks-begin Seen as a rather obscure sport in Denmark, field hockey has provided a chance for international friendship - and glory - at one Copenhagen club. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180502/field-hockey-in-denmark-an-international-discipline Wed, 02 May 2018 16:36:34 +0200 field-hockey-in-denmark-an-international-discipline Danish tax authority Skat has released new guidelines to the country's tax system in five different languages. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180501/denmark-releases-foreign-language-guides-to-complex-tax-system Tue, 01 May 2018 12:30:45 +0200 denmark-releases-foreign-language-guides-to-complex-tax-system Relocating to a new country can present a definable set of emotional challenges, and Danish culture can give rise to its own version of these. But there are plenty of ways newcomers can recognize and cope, writes The Local guest columnist Peter MacFarlane, Ph.D. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180419/why-moving-to-denmark-can-cause-feelings-of-loneliness-and-what-you-can-do-to-feel-better Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:30:33 +0200 why-moving-to-denmark-can-cause-feelings-of-loneliness-and-what-you-can-do-to-feel-better Denmark's total population reached 5.78 million in the first quarter of 2018, increasing by just over 0.5 percent against the same period last year. People with foreign heritage make up 13.3 percent of the country's residents. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180411/heres-where-denmarks-foreign-residents-live-and-where-they-come-from Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:00:02 +0200 heres-where-denmarks-foreign-residents-live-and-where-they-come-from