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 Danish supreme court Højesteret has upheld fines totalling 700,000 kroner (94,000 euros) given to four men for operating illegal taxi services as Uber drivers in 2015. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180913/danish-supreme-court-upholds-fine-given-to-uber-drivers Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:14:27 +0200 danish-supreme-court-upholds-fine-given-to-uber-drivers Ride sharing app Uber says it wants to return to the Danish market after leaving in 2017 following protests against the company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180508/uber-wants-to-return-to-denmark-after-admitting-to-past-mistakes Tue, 08 May 2018 16:07:04 +0200 uber-wants-to-return-to-denmark-after-admitting-to-past-mistakes The Østre Landsret high court has issued fines amounting to hundred of thousands of Danish kroner to four former Uber drivers for illegally operating taxi services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180116/danish-court-fines-uber-driver-half-a-million-kroner Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:12:48 +0100 danish-court-fines-uber-driver-half-a-million-kroner Danish politicians both lamented and revelled in the demise of ride-sharing app Uber after it announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing its operations in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170329/uber-downfall-splits-danish-politicians Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:49:57 +0200 uber-downfall-splits-danish-politicians Ride-sharing group Uber on Tuesday said it would temporarily withdraw its business in Denmark, where a new taxi law restricts cab services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170328/uber-halts-services-in-denmark-after-new-taxi-law Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:28:24 +0200 uber-halts-services-in-denmark-after-new-taxi-law Following the Eastern High Court’s ruling that an Uber driver was guilty of operating an illegal taxi service, Denmark’s prosecuting authority has now filed charges against the popular ride-sharing service itself. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161202/danish-prosecutors-to-take-on-uber Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:29:37 +0100 danish-prosecutors-to-take-on-uber The Eastern High Court on Friday ruled that Uber is an illegal taxi service and ordered an Uber driver to pay a fine of 6,000 kroner. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161118/danish-high-court-rules-that-uber-is-illegal-taxi-service Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:12:43 +0100 danish-high-court-rules-that-uber-is-illegal-taxi-service In a long-awaited ruling, the Copenhagen City Court on Friday found six Uber drivers guilty of violating Denmark’s taxi laws. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160708/court-ruling-could-mean-the-end-for-uber-in-denmark Fri, 08 Jul 2016 15:58:34 +0200 court-ruling-could-mean-the-end-for-uber-in-denmark A bizarre campaign featuring a character named Uberman has targeted ridesharing app Uber with a website and YouTube video. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160506/strange-campaign-says-uber-is-damaging-danish-welfare Fri, 06 May 2016 17:22:04 +0200 strange-campaign-says-uber-is-damaging-danish-welfare The days of making an easy profit by loaning your apartment out while away on holiday appear to be numbered in Denmark, with parliament set to consider new rules for taxing earnings from services such as AirBnB. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160331/danes-to-be-taxed-for-using-airbnb Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:36:53 +0200 danes-to-be-taxed-for-using-airbnb Copenhagen cab drivers demonstrated against the rideshare company Uber on Saturday night by blocking traffic at Kongens Nytorv. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160215/copenhagen-cab-drivers-stop-traffic-to-protest-uber Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:24:09 +0100 copenhagen-cab-drivers-stop-traffic-to-protest-uber The transport minister has confirmed that Denmark will take up potential changes to existing taxi legislation as police charges against Uber drivers begin piling up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151208/uber-drives-danish-mps-to-negotiation-table Tue, 08 Dec 2015 13:32:51 +0100 uber-drives-danish-mps-to-negotiation-table Hundreds of taxi drivers parked their vehicles in front of the Danish parliament building on Wednesday in protest against the rideshare service Uber. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150916/danish-taxi-drivers-call-for-action-against-uber Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:59:11 +0200 danish-taxi-drivers-call-for-action-against-uber Copenhagen Police have confirmed that the taxi industry's complaint against Uber has resulted in preliminary charges against the American company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150508/uber-charged-with-violating-danish-law Fri, 08 May 2015 10:26:55 +0200 uber-charged-with-violating-danish-law In the midst of a PR crisis in the United States, the alternative taxi concept Uber takes to the streets of Copenhagen – and is immediately greeted with a police complaint. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141119/ubers-danish-launch-greeted-by-police-complaint Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:09:00 +0100 ubers-danish-launch-greeted-by-police-complaint A Copenhagen cab company tried to bring its app-based success into Denmark's second largest city but drivers there harassed and threatened the newcomers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140808/aarhus-taxi-war-sends-company-fleeing Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:37:00 +0200 aarhus-taxi-war-sends-company-fleeing