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 has long been a top travel destination for Americans, and US tourists who are vaccinated can from this weekend return to see the Little Mermaid. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210602/can-americans-travel-to-denmark-for-tourism-this-summer Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:09:34 +0200 can-americans-travel-to-denmark-for-tourism-this-summer US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday welcomed Denmark's plans to boost its military presence in Greenland and the North Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210518/danish-arctic-military-boost-welcomed-by-us-secretary-of-state Tue, 18 May 2021 10:43:16 +0200 danish-arctic-military-boost-welcomed-by-us-secretary-of-state EU countries have finally agreed to reopen their external borders on July 1st to visitors from 15 countries but American tourists will still not be allowed to travel to Europe because the US is still considered a risk due to the high number of Covid-19 cases. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200629/eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:17:02 +0200 eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us "Trust in Trump's America is gone." The coronavirus crisis has caused a dramatic deterioration in the European public perception of the US and left many believing the EU had become "irrelevant", new polling finds. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200629/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-europeans-views-of-the-us-and-the-eu Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:22:08 +0200 how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-europeans-views-of-the-us-and-the-eu American travellers look set to be denied entry to the EU when the bloc reopens its borders on July 1st, according to reports. While those from Australia and New Zealand will likely to be allowed to return. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200623/will-americans-be-barred-from-travel-to-europe Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:28:46 +0200 will-americans-be-barred-from-travel-to-europe 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 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday put off a visit to Greenland, citing pressing business in Washington. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190509/pompeo-pulls-greenland-meeting-with-danish-foreign-minister Thu, 09 May 2019 12:07:00 +0200 pompeo-pulls-greenland-meeting-with-danish-foreign-minister A new American ambassador to Denmark, chosen by US President Donald Trump, is expected to be approved by Congress. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170908/trump-names-new-us-ambassador-to-denmark Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:12:10 +0200 trump-names-new-us-ambassador-to-denmark Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said on Tuesday that despite previous information provided by Washington to the contrary, no Danes will be affected by US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning citizens from the Muslim-majority countries Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen from entering the United States for 90 days. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170131/dual-citizen-danes-will-not-be-affected-by-trump-entry-ban-foreign-ministry-says Tue, 31 Jan 2017 20:30:24 +0100 dual-citizen-danes-will-not-be-affected-by-trump-entry-ban-foreign-ministry-says In a move that deviated from Denmark’s traditionally deferential approach to the United States, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has openly criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the entry of foreign nationals from seven Muslim countries and halting the US refugee resettlement programme for 120 days. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170130/in-rare-move-denmarks-foreign-minister-speaks-out-against-trumps-entry-ban Mon, 30 Jan 2017 11:15:18 +0100 in-rare-move-denmarks-foreign-minister-speaks-out-against-trumps-entry-ban The Danish Foreign Ministry has already been contacted by a number of dual-citizen Danes worried that the United States’ new entry bans will affect them, a ministry spokesperson told Politiken. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170130/nearly-60000-danes-affected-by-trumps-entry-ban Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:13:25 +0100 nearly-60000-danes-affected-by-trumps-entry-ban In with one reality TV star and out with another. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170120/us-ambassador-leaves-denmark-as-beloved-reality-star Fri, 20 Jan 2017 11:27:54 +0100 us-ambassador-leaves-denmark-as-beloved-reality-star Donald Trump’s call for all Muslims to be banned from entering the United States, was roundly condemned by MPs from across the Danish political spectrum with even the anti-immigration Danish People's Party saying that his election would mean Denmark "would have to review" its US ties. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151209/danish-mps-line-up-to-slam-donald-trump Wed, 09 Dec 2015 14:52:17 +0100 danish-mps-line-up-to-slam-donald-trump