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 After standardising chargers for mobile phones, from Tuesday new computers sold in EU countries must also use the USB-C charging point, as the latest phase of EU anti-waste legislation comes into force. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260428/eu-anti-waste-law-new-laptops-sold-in-europe-must-now-use-usb-c-chargers Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:16:33 +0200 eu-anti-waste-law-new-laptops-sold-in-europe-must-now-use-usb-c-chargers Authorities and private businesses in Denmark have been subject to cyber attacks from hackers over the last month, according to a Danish media report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260218/danish-websites-hit-by-wave-of-russian-cyber-attacks Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:59:31 +0100 danish-websites-hit-by-wave-of-russian-cyber-attacks Do you like and trust The Local? Then please take a moment to add us as a preferred source on Google to ensure our articles appear in your searches. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260216/how-to-make-the-local-your-preferred-source-on-google Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:02:08 +0100 how-to-make-the-local-your-preferred-source-on-google The European Union reacted sharply on Wednesday to US visa sanctions imposed on five European figures involved in regulating tech companies, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251224/eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:36:22 +0100 eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans Denmark’s government has scrapped a part of a legislative proposal that would have banned the use of VPNs to access content not available in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251215/denmark-drops-plan-to-restrict-use-of-vpns Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:57:43 +0100 denmark-drops-plan-to-restrict-use-of-vpns Denmark’s intelligence community says the country still remains at a high level of threat from cyber attacks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251125/denmark-faces-highest-level-of-threat-from-cyber-attacks Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:59:12 +0100 denmark-faces-highest-level-of-threat-from-cyber-attacks Denmark’s popular payment app MobilePay is to be updated so that you can use your phone to swipe over contactless payment terminals. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251120/denmarks-payment-app-mobilepay-to-get-contactless-function Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:24:41 +0100 denmarks-payment-app-mobilepay-to-get-contactless-function Several Danish municipalities say their websites were targeted by hackers, as a Russian group claimed responsibility for the digital attacks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251112/danish-local-authorities-targeted-by-russian-hackers-ahead-of-local-elections Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:38:08 +0100 danish-local-authorities-targeted-by-russian-hackers-ahead-of-local-elections Danish music rights group Koda said on Tuesday that it was suing the American AI music platform Suno, accusing it of training its model for music creation on copyrighted songs. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251104/danish-music-rights-group-sues-ai-music-platform-suno Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:53:47 +0100 danish-music-rights-group-sues-ai-music-platform-suno A new government agreement will provide guidance to parents so that they can protect their children in the digital realm. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250919/danish-telecoms-companies-to-help-parents-set-up-kids-first-phones Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:48:20 +0200 danish-telecoms-companies-to-help-parents-set-up-kids-first-phones Users of Denmark’s Rejsekort app will in future be able to set the iPhone version of the app to access their location only while the app is open. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250904/denmarks-rejsekort-app-gets-new-privacy-setting-after-criticism Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:04:43 +0200 denmarks-rejsekort-app-gets-new-privacy-setting-after-criticism A new Danish-owned social media has been launched in the Nordic country, with developers saying they want to reclaim online discourse from US tech giants, bots and ads. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250827/denmark-only-social-media-launched-in-bid-to-reclaim-space-from-tech-giants Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:27:04 +0200 denmark-only-social-media-launched-in-bid-to-reclaim-space-from-tech-giants Students in some schools in Denmark will be allowed to use artificial intelligence to prepare for English language exams from next year, the education ministry announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250822/danish-students-to-be-allowed-to-use-ai-for-english-exams Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:23:40 +0200 danish-students-to-be-allowed-to-use-ai-for-english-exams Denmark’s Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt says he agrees with recommendations made by a government panel to introduce more rigorous oversight on media producers, including social media influencers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250818/danish-government-confirms-backing-for-increased-media-oversight Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:22:46 +0200 danish-government-confirms-backing-for-increased-media-oversight A breakdown at Nets, the company which operates most bank card payments in Denmark, was caused by a ‘technical fault’, the company said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250724/failure-of-denmarks-nets-payment-system-was-caused-by-technical-fault Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:36:35 +0200 failure-of-denmarks-nets-payment-system-was-caused-by-technical-fault The operator of Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge, Sund & Bælt, says it has introduced new measures to prevent a repeat of the tailbacks caused by Saturday’s car payment outage. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250722/denmarks-great-belt-bridge-to-open-toll-gates-after-15-minutes-in-event-of-outage Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:22:33 +0200 denmarks-great-belt-bridge-to-open-toll-gates-after-15-minutes-in-event-of-outage Minister for Digitisation Caroline Stage has welcomed new EU guidelines on social media, saying they make it possible for Denmark to implement an age limit of 15 years for all social media use. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250715/now-we-can-have-an-age-limit-danish-minister-welcomes-eu-decision-on-social-media Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:11:46 +0200 now-we-can-have-an-age-limit-danish-minister-welcomes-eu-decision-on-social-media Denmark will be one of five EU countries to test a new app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking users' ages, the European Commission said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250715/denmark-to-test-eu-age-check-app-to-protect-children-online Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:07:46 +0200 denmark-to-test-eu-age-check-app-to-protect-children-online Danish phone numbers are to become harder to find via online directories in a bid to make it more difficult for would-be online scammers to find victims. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250626/denmark-to-make-it-harder-to-look-up-private-phone-numbers-in-anti-scam-move Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:40:37 +0200 denmark-to-make-it-harder-to-look-up-private-phone-numbers-in-anti-scam-move Denmark’s Minister for Digitisation Caroline Stage has confirmed she wants the country to become more independent of tech giants including Microsoft. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250610/why-denmark-wants-to-cut-use-of-microsoft-products-at-key-ministry Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:15:23 +0200 why-denmark-wants-to-cut-use-of-microsoft-products-at-key-ministry