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 politicians from across the political spectrum are calling on the government to push back against a White House report that claims that the Nordic countries have a lower standard of living than the United States because of “socialism”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181029/danish-politicians-slam-white-house-report-as-fake-news-scare-campaign Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:17:27 +0100 danish-politicians-slam-white-house-report-as-fake-news-scare-campaign Former US president Barack Obama on Friday warned against rising nationalism as he painted a grim picture of American and global politics on a visit to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180929/obama-uses-denmark-speech-to-warn-against-racial-nationalistic-politics Sat, 29 Sep 2018 03:42:31 +0200 obama-uses-denmark-speech-to-warn-against-racial-nationalistic-politics Health care researcher Justin C. Matus, a visiting professor at the University of Southern Denmark, looks at the difference between the Danish and United States healthcare systems. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171214/how-does-denmark-have-better-healthcare-than-the-us-for-less-money Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:36:25 +0100 how-does-denmark-have-better-healthcare-than-the-us-for-less-money Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has criticised Donald Trump over the US president’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a move considered a “significant break” with the Danish government’s established pro-US foreign policy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170606/danish-pms-trump-remarks-could-signal-new-course-expert Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:34:40 +0200 danish-pms-trump-remarks-could-signal-new-course-expert Denmark’s prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that reinforcing good relations with the United States will be a priority as he meets President Donald Trump Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170330/danish-pm-first-and-foremost-i-want-a-good-meeting-with-trump Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:27:15 +0200 danish-pm-first-and-foremost-i-want-a-good-meeting-with-trump For many US citizens living in Denmark, back home never feels as far away as it does on Thanksgiving. The Local's Justin Cremer, a homesick American himself, spoke with some of his compatriots about keeping the tradition alive in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141127/americans-in-denmark-adapt-to-thanksgiving-abroad Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:19:00 +0100 americans-in-denmark-adapt-to-thanksgiving-abroad The United States just elected Donald Trump president in one of the ugliest, most divisive elections in modern history. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161111/what-the-us-could-learn-from-denmark-about-elections Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:06:21 +0100 what-the-us-could-learn-from-denmark-about-elections Danish PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen extended his congratulations to Donald Trump on Wednesday morning after the Republican shocked the world by being elected president. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161109/danish-pm-congratulates-trump-on-hard-and-confrontational-win Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:01:12 +0100 danish-pm-congratulates-trump-on-hard-and-confrontational-win In a US presidential election that shocked the world, American voters and Danish onlookers looked on in stunned silence as Donald Trump inched toward a victory that few saw coming. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161109/we-have-a-very-damaged-society-in-the-united-states Wed, 09 Nov 2016 09:45:43 +0100 we-have-a-very-damaged-society-in-the-united-states Denmark’s finance minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, said on Tuesday that Denmark risks significant financial losses if Donald Trump becomes the president of the United States. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161108/finance-minister-denmark-will-be-poorer-if-trump-wins Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:01:15 +0100 finance-minister-denmark-will-be-poorer-if-trump-wins What a long, strange trip it's been. Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in the culmination of what has inarguably been one of the weirdest, ugliest and most divisive presidential elections in modern history. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161108/ten-times-denmark-took-the-spotlight-in-the-us-election Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:57:48 +0100 ten-times-denmark-took-the-spotlight-in-the-us-election Denmark and the rest of the world need the United States to keep the political free trade banner flying, writes Director General Karsten Dybvad of the Confederation of Danish Industry. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161107/denmark-needs-an-open-america Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:03:48 +0100 denmark-needs-an-open-america A newly-released YouGov survey shows that the vast majority of Danes are vehemently opposed to a Donald Trump presidency. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161104/three-of-four-danes-say-trump-would-be-terrible-president Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:32:49 +0100 three-of-four-danes-say-trump-would-be-terrible-president If you were on the streets of Copenhagen this week or merely just scrolled through your social media feeds, you more than likely came across two Danish campaigns pleading with American voters to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161027/danish-anti-trump-campaigns-target-american-voters Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:06:01 +0200 danish-anti-trump-campaigns-target-american-voters A snow-covered former US army base in Greenland -- dubbed "a city under ice" -- could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising difficult questions over who is responsible for a clean-up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160926/melting-greenland-ice-threatens-to-expose-cold-war-waste Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:13:38 +0200 melting-greenland-ice-threatens-to-expose-cold-war-waste US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed regret Sunday that Britain has chosen to leave the European Union and vowed Washington will maintain close ties with the bloc. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160626/us-urges-eu-and-uk-to-divorce-amicably Sun, 26 Jun 2016 18:24:02 +0200 us-urges-eu-and-uk-to-divorce-amicably US Secretary of State John Kerry was headed to Greenland on Friday after spending the previous day meeting with Danish officials. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160617/john-kerry-thanks-denmark-and-visits-tivoli Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:44:31 +0200 john-kerry-thanks-denmark-and-visits-tivoli US Secreatry of State John Kerry will visit Denmark and Greenland later this month, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160602/john-kerry-to-visit-denmark-and-greenland Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:21:55 +0200 john-kerry-to-visit-denmark-and-greenland Lars Løkke Rasmussen may have drawn the short straw amongst his fellow Nordic leaders. The Danish PM has won the honour – or perhaps been handed the tough challenge – of giving a speech at the White House state dinner on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160513/tough-gig-danish-pm-to-try-to-match-obamas-mic-skills Fri, 13 May 2016 16:04:30 +0200 tough-gig-danish-pm-to-try-to-match-obamas-mic-skills Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used President Barack Obama’s 2009 trip to the Danish capital to criticize the administration's foreign policy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160428/trump-obama-embarrassed-the-us-in-copenhagen Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:14:05 +0200 trump-obama-embarrassed-the-us-in-copenhagen