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 Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod made a clear effort to place Denmark as a close ally of the United States after meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200723/how-pompeos-visit-signalled-radical-change-in-denmarks-position-on-china Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:22:29 +0200 how-pompeos-visit-signalled-radical-change-in-denmarks-position-on-china Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Thursday it would temporarily lay off up to half its staff, following the US travel ban and the novel coronavirus outbreak. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200313/norwegian-airline-to-lay-off-half-its-staff-after-trump-travel-ban Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:09:46 +0100 norwegian-airline-to-lay-off-half-its-staff-after-trump-travel-ban US President Donald Trump has announced a travel ban from most European countries in response to the coronavirus spread. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200312/trump-imposes-travel-ban-from-europe-over-coronavirus-outbreak Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:50:29 +0100 trump-imposes-travel-ban-from-europe-over-coronavirus-outbreak A Copenhagen conference arranged to mark the 70-year anniversary of the founding of Nato has been cancelled after the US Embassy reportedly blocked a critic of President Donald Trump from participating. The move brought stinging criticism from former US envoy to Denmark Rufus Gifford. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191209/former-us-ambassador-to-denmark-slams-successor-after-cancellation-of-nato-anniversary-event Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:32:38 +0100 former-us-ambassador-to-denmark-slams-successor-after-cancellation-of-nato-anniversary-event Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has declared herself calm before meeting US president Donald Trump at the ongoing Nato summit in the United Kingdom. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191204/danish-pm-not-embarrassed-prior-to-trump-nato-meeting Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:07:46 +0100 danish-pm-not-embarrassed-prior-to-trump-nato-meeting In addition to over 9,000 labour hours, Denmark paid out for equipment, planning and accommodation that was never used prior to the scrapped visit of US president Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191017/trumps-cancelled-denmark-visit-cost-more-than-previously-reported Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:19:03 +0200 trumps-cancelled-denmark-visit-cost-more-than-previously-reported The state visit of Donald Trump to Copenhagen at the start of this month, which was eventually cancelled by the US president, had been expected to cost 33 million kroner in total. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190909/trumps-cancelled-visit-cost-denmark-4-million-kroner Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:35:52 +0200 trumps-cancelled-visit-cost-denmark-4-million-kroner US President Donald Trump’s scrapped state visit to Denmark was scheduled to take place on Monday and Tuesday. His inflatable likeness has kept to the original timetable. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190902/trump-baby-blimp-flies-over-copenhagen Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:51:37 +0200 trump-baby-blimp-flies-over-copenhagen US president Donald Trump heaped praise on Denmark's prime minister Friday, two days after he cancelled his state visit to the country and slammed her for dismissing his idea of buying Greenland as absurd. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190824/trump-praises-danish-pm-in-backtrack-after-nasty-remark-over-greenland Sat, 24 Aug 2019 09:11:40 +0200 trump-praises-danish-pm-in-backtrack-after-nasty-remark-over-greenland A Danish politician has aimed to take advantage of Donald Trump's recent focus on Greenland by teaching the US president a thing or two about wind power. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190823/danish-politician-goes-viral-with-tweet-offering-trump-great-deal-on-windmills Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:28:35 +0200 danish-politician-goes-viral-with-tweet-offering-trump-great-deal-on-windmills Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has sought to draw a line under Donald Trump’s postponed state visit to Denmark and will not be dragged into an acrimonious exchange. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190822/no-war-of-words-with-trump-danish-pm-frederiksen Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:50:01 +0200 no-war-of-words-with-trump-danish-pm-frederiksen Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen commented on Wednesday afternoon on US president Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a state visit to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190821/danish-pm-disappointed-and-surprised-over-trump-cancellation-but-wants-close-relationship-to-continue Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:42:55 +0200 danish-pm-disappointed-and-surprised-over-trump-cancellation-but-wants-close-relationship-to-continue US President Donald Trump has confirmed he is keen to buy Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory rich in natural resources and of increasing geopolitical relevance as the Arctic ice sheet melts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190821/five-things-to-know-about-greenland Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:04:10 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-greenland Opponents of Donald Trump in Denmark are to continue with plans to fly a controversial six-metre balloon depicting the US president as a baby with a smartphone in his hand. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190821/activists-press-on-with-plans-to-fly-trump-baby-blimp-in-copenhagen Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:22:08 +0200 activists-press-on-with-plans-to-fly-trump-baby-blimp-in-copenhagen Danish politicians and commentators have weighed in with their views after US president Donald Trump postponed a state visit to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190821/denmark-greenland-danes-pour-scorn-on-trump-after-state-visit-postponement Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:42:55 +0200 denmark-greenland-danes-pour-scorn-on-trump-after-state-visit-postponement US president Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is postponing a planned meeting with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after she ruled out selling Greenland to the United States. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190821/trump-cancels-visit-after-denmark-dismisses-greenland-sale Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:18:20 +0200 trump-cancels-visit-after-denmark-dismisses-greenland-sale US President Donald Trump jokingly promised on Monday that he would not build one of his eponymous hotels in Greenland, the day after he confirmed his interest in buying the Danish territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190820/no-trump-hotel-for-real-estate-target-greenland-us-president-says Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:56:32 +0200 no-trump-hotel-for-real-estate-target-greenland-us-president-says US president Donald Trump thinks he can show up in Denmark, offer to buy Greenland and treat two Nordic nations with arrogant disregard. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190819/opinion-denmark-should-cancel-trumps-state-visit Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:22:58 +0200 opinion-denmark-should-cancel-trumps-state-visit US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed his interest in buying Greenland, but said it was not a priority for his administration. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190819/trump-confirms-interest-in-buying-greenland-despite-danish-dismissals Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:28:53 +0200 trump-confirms-interest-in-buying-greenland-despite-danish-dismissals President Donald Trump's reported wish to buy Greenland may have been rejected by Denmark, but it underscores the rapidly rising value of the massive, ice-covered island due to global warming and to China's drive for an Arctic presence. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190817/why-does-the-us-suddenly-care-about-greenland Sat, 17 Aug 2019 10:32:03 +0200 why-does-the-us-suddenly-care-about-greenland