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 Denmark should follow the example of Nordic neighbours Norway and Sweden and halt weapons exports to Turkey, two left-wing parties in parliament have demanded. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191011/danish-politicians-demand-freeze-on-weapons-exports-to-turkey Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:17:42 +0200 danish-politicians-demand-freeze-on-weapons-exports-to-turkey Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod on Thursday summoned the Turkish ambassador to Denmark to formally voice his concern over the military offensive in Syria. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191010/denmark-summons-turkish-ambassador-over-syria-offensive Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:43:59 +0200 denmark-summons-turkish-ambassador-over-syria-offensive An EU ruling that a now-scrapped Danish immigration rule was illegal could lead to the reopening of 138 cases involving Turkish applicants for family reunification. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190826/eu-ruling-overturns-138-danish-family-reunification-rejections Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:12:32 +0200 eu-ruling-overturns-138-danish-family-reunification-rejections A Molotov cocktail attack on the Turkish Embassy in Copenhagen last year has resulted in deportation sentences for four convicted in connection with the crime. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190220/denmark-to-deport-four-for-attack-on-turkish-embassy Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:05:35 +0100 denmark-to-deport-four-for-attack-on-turkish-embassy Four men face serious charges over a Molotov cocktail attack on the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181126/four-men-charged-after-attack-on-turkish-embassy-in-copenhagen Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:56:51 +0100 four-men-charged-after-attack-on-turkish-embassy-in-copenhagen The Turkish embassy in Hellerup in greater Copenhagen was attacked with Molotov cocktail petrol bombs in the early hours of Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180319/turkish-embassy-in-copenhagen-hit-by-molotov-cocktail-attack Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:14:05 +0100 turkish-embassy-in-copenhagen-hit-by-molotov-cocktail-attack Conflicting information from the Turkish embassy represents a lack of cause for tougher measures on alleged Turkish surveillance of individuals within Denmark's borders, says Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170622/danish-foreign-minister-rules-out-action-on-alleged-turkish-surveillance Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:10:24 +0200 danish-foreign-minister-rules-out-action-on-alleged-turkish-surveillance An advisor at the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen has confirmed that it collected information on suspected supporters of the Gülen movement based in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170428/erdogan-opponents-monitored-in-by-embassy-in-denmark-report Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:35:22 +0200 erdogan-opponents-monitored-in-by-embassy-in-denmark-report Any talk of Turkey joining the EU is moot after the result of the country’s referendum giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan broader powers, say Danish politicians. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170418/no-eu-membership-for-turkey-danish-politicians Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:08:41 +0200 no-eu-membership-for-turkey-danish-politicians Denmark’s foreign minister Anders Samuelsen is seeking clarification from the Turkish government after Danish citizens of Turkish extraction said they were concerned about being denounced to the Turkish government for treason. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170320/denmark-summons-turkish-ambassador-over-accusations-of-informing Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:24:21 +0100 denmark-summons-turkish-ambassador-over-accusations-of-informing MPs from two Danish parties have said that they oppose election campaigning in Denmark by the Turkish government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170313/ministers-reject-turkish-election-campaigns-in-denmark Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:09:06 +0100 ministers-reject-turkish-election-campaigns-in-denmark Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Sunday called on his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim to delay a planned March visit because of "tensions" between Ankara and the Netherlands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170312/denmark-calls-on-turkish-pm-to-delay-planned-visit Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:04:42 +0100 denmark-calls-on-turkish-pm-to-delay-planned-visit A Danish tourist died on Saturday in a fall during a hot-air balloon sightseeing ride over a UNESCO world heritage site in central Turkey, Danish and Turkish officials said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170220/dane-dies-after-falling-from-hot-air-balloon-in-turkey Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:36:15 +0100 dane-dies-after-falling-from-hot-air-balloon-in-turkey Hundreds of Danish Turks have withdrawn their children from Danish schools with alleged links to the US based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding last month's attempted coup, Danish media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160819/danish-turks-withdraw-children-from-gulen-linked-schools Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:09:12 +0200 danish-turks-withdraw-children-from-gulen-linked-schools The Danish Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that Queen Margrethe’s planned visit to Turkey has been delayed due to that country’s state of emergency. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160811/denmark-delays-queens-trip-to-turkey Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:03:46 +0200 denmark-delays-queens-trip-to-turkey The four Danish F-16 fighter jets sent to fight the militant group ISIS have entered combat in Syria for the first time, hitting targets in the Islamic group's self-styled capital, Raqqa. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160805/danish-jets-have-bombed-syria-for-the-first-time Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:10:09 +0200 danish-jets-have-bombed-syria-for-the-first-time The EU Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that Danish immigration law illegally limits the rights of Turkish workers to bring their families to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160412/danish-family-reunification-rules-illegal-eu-rules Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:29:03 +0200 danish-family-reunification-rules-illegal-eu-rules As EU leaders met in Brussels to negotiate British Prime Minister David Cameron’s reforms package, Lars Løkke Rasmussen told reporters that Europe has reached its breaking point in the ongoing refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160219/danish-pm-europe-cant-handle-another-year-of-refugee-crisis Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:05:34 +0100 danish-pm-europe-cant-handle-another-year-of-refugee-crisis UPDATED: With an action plan that would see Turkey help more refugees in an effort to slow the stream into Europe, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the EU is moving away from discussing how to share the refugee problem to how to solve it. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151016/danish-pm-praises-eus-deal-with-turkey Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:44:24 +0200 danish-pm-praises-eus-deal-with-turkey A scuplture commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was supposed to have been unveiled in Copenhagen this coming weekend but resistance to the project has delayed its debut by months. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150518/copenhagens-armenian-genocide-sculpture-delayed Mon, 18 May 2015 11:07:07 +0200 copenhagens-armenian-genocide-sculpture-delayed