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 Gert Tinggaard, Politics professor at Aarhus University, argues that the high level of trust Danes have in the authorities and other citizens has been key to the country's success in combating coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200401/opinion-denmarks-world-beating-trust-is-helping-fight-coronaviruss Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:48:36 +0200 opinion-denmarks-world-beating-trust-is-helping-fight-coronaviruss Yet another long-running debate on what exactly constitutes ‘Danishness’ has culminated in the definition of the Danes' ten most important values. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161212/danes-define-their-national-values-in-online-vote Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:53:55 +0100 danes-define-their-national-values-in-online-vote Opinion polls in the run-up to Denmark’s June 18th election continue to flip-flop between the red and blue blocs, but a new voter survey points to one clear loser: politicians themselves. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150609/danes-trust-in-politicians-hits-all-time-low Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:57:20 +0200 danes-trust-in-politicians-hits-all-time-low A newly-released study comparing opinions across 23 different countries shows that the Danes "are safe and secure people who by and large do not fear violence or other crime". https://www.thelocal.dk/20141110/danes-more-trusting-than-most-europeans Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:20:00 +0100 danes-more-trusting-than-most-europeans Immigration Services, tax authority Skat, the Tax Ministry, the Employment Ministry and state-run transportation companies DSB and Banedanmark are among the public institutions that bottomed out in a new survey. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141027/danes-trust-in-public-institutions-on-the-decline Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:55:00 +0100 danes-trust-in-public-institutions-on-the-decline