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 national conservative Danish People’s Party says it wants to terminate an agreement on easier citizenship between Nordic countries, citing crime rates in Sweden as the reason. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241017/right-wing-danish-party-says-nordic-citizenship-deal-should-end-due-to-sweden Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:52:56 +0200 right-wing-danish-party-says-nordic-citizenship-deal-should-end-due-to-sweden From easier access to unemployment benefits to language use, and passport-free travel, citizens of the five Nordic countries have rights in one another's countries that go well beyond what they get as EU (or EFTA/EES) citizens. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230712/explained-ten-rights-nordic-citizens-enjoy-that-eu-citizens-dont Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:46:59 +0200 explained-ten-rights-nordic-citizens-enjoy-that-eu-citizens-dont Renouncing American citizenship could become less costly, after the US department of state announced that it intends to reduce the citizenship renunciation fee from the current eye-watering $2,350. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230109/united-states-set-to-reduce-fee-for-renouncing-american-citizenship Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:52:17 +0100 united-states-set-to-reduce-fee-for-renouncing-american-citizenship Denmark, Norway and Sweden have different criteria for when foreign residents can be granted citizenship through naturalisation. The proportion of each country’s population with the right to vote in parliamentary elections also varies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221012/how-citizenship-rules-affect-voting-rights-in-the-nordic-countries Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:40:49 +0200 how-citizenship-rules-affect-voting-rights-in-the-nordic-countries Being a citizen of your country of long-term residence brings a lot of advantages, especially when it comes to peace of mind, but some countries in Europe have far stricter rules than others. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221005/compare-which-european-countries-have-the-strictest-rules-on-dual-citizenship Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:31:42 +0200 compare-which-european-countries-have-the-strictest-rules-on-dual-citizenship If you are a citizen of Denmark, Finland, Norway or Iceland you are considered both a Nordic citizen and an EU/EEA citizen, meaning you can get some added rights. Here's what rights you gain if you become a citizen of another Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220624/what-rights-do-you-have-in-sweden-as-a-nordic-citizen Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:43:11 +0200 what-rights-do-you-have-in-sweden-as-a-nordic-citizen