The Local Denmark 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 Danish government left information out of UN response over FGM asylum case In a response to the UN, the government failed to include information regarding its practice in asylum cases involving female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180823/danish-government-left-information-out-of-un-response-fgm-over-asylum-case Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:59:43 +0200 danish-government-left-information-out-of-un-response-fgm-over-asylum-case MPs call for explanation over confidential Denmark-Somalia deal after extortion allegation Denmark has an undisclosed agreement with Somalia to return individuals to the Northeast African country, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180614/mps-call-for-explanation-over-confidential-denmark-somalia-deal-after-extortion-allegation Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:57:06 +0200 mps-call-for-explanation-over-confidential-denmark-somalia-deal-after-extortion-allegation Somalia wants Denmark to release mentally ill refugee in return for repatriation deal Somalia’s ambassador to the EU has tied an agreement with Denmark on rejected asylum seekers to the long-standing and controversial case of a Somali refugee detained at a Danish psychiatric unit since 2001. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170616/somalia-demands-mentally-ill-denmark-refugee-in-exchange-for-deportation-deal Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:45:42 +0200 somalia-demands-mentally-ill-denmark-refugee-in-exchange-for-deportation-deal Denmark to go after pirates in west Africa The Danish Foreign Ministry has announced a new three-year strategy for combatting piracy that will see its efforts move to the coast of Nigeria for the first time. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150205/denmark-expands-fight-against-pirates-to-west-africa Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:48:00 +0100 denmark-expands-fight-against-pirates-to-west-africa