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 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 activist group The Yes Men have released a new video of their "anger marketing" prank at this year's Roskilde Festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160719/that-time-the-yes-man-and-edward-snowden-trolled-roskilde Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:52:50 +0200 that-time-the-yes-man-and-edward-snowden-trolled-roskilde Whistleblower Edward Snowden addressed a large, enthusiastic crowd at the Roskilde Festival on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160628/from-russia-with-love-snowden-addresses-roskilde-festival Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:08:06 +0200 from-russia-with-love-snowden-addresses-roskilde-festival Roskilde Festival organizers announced on Wednesday that American whistleblower Edward Snowden will be a featured speaker at the festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160615/edward-snowden-to-speak-at-roskilde-festival Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:14:52 +0200 edward-snowden-to-speak-at-roskilde-festival 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 Germany's intelligence agency eavesdropped on many of the country's closest European allies, including Denmark, according to new reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151109/denmark-to-do-nothing-about-alleged-germany-spying Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:29:18 +0100 denmark-to-do-nothing-about-alleged-germany-spying 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 'Citizenfour' was easily the most talked-about film at this year's Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival and our reviewer says it offers a fascinating look behind one of the most important stories of our time. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141117/snowden-doc-lives-up-to-the-hype Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:16:48 +0100 snowden-doc-lives-up-to-the-hype