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 Young people between the ages of 18 and 25 could be given free dental care if one of parliament’s parties gets its way. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191025/could-free-dental-care-be-on-the-way-for-young-people-in-denmark Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:25:57 +0200 could-free-dental-care-be-on-the-way-for-young-people-in-denmark After several years of decreases, the number of people whose income is supported by the state has gone up in 2019. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190919/number-of-people-on-danish-welfare-benefits-increases-reversing-trend Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:25:54 +0200 number-of-people-on-danish-welfare-benefits-increases-reversing-trend Denmark’s populist Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) is calling for new requirements to be placed on a range welfare support payments available to foreign citizens. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170907/scrap-foreigners-dental-treatment-study-grants-and-bus-passes-df Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:47:30 +0200 scrap-foreigners-dental-treatment-study-grants-and-bus-passes-df More and more people are living in poverty in Denmark, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170418/number-of-poor-people-in-denmark-doubled-since-2002-report Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:59:33 +0200 number-of-poor-people-in-denmark-doubled-since-2002-report 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 Media outlet CNN was recently in Copenhagen to see why American presidential candidates keep making a big deal out of a tiny Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160218/cnn-tries-to-feel-the-bern-in-denmark Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:33:54 +0100 cnn-tries-to-feel-the-bern-in-denmark Otto Brøns-Petersen, the head of analysis at the think-tank CEPOS and a former executive at the Tax Ministry, says it's a myth that the welfare state is what made Denmark rich. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151105/the-danish-model-dont-try-this-at-home Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:34:52 +0100 the-danish-model-dont-try-this-at-home After seeing his country held up as an example in the US presidential debate, Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen used an address at Harvard to explain the Nordic model to a US audience suddenly very interested in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151101/danish-pm-in-us-denmark-is-not-socialist Sun, 01 Nov 2015 10:38:52 +0100 danish-pm-in-us-denmark-is-not-socialist As Democratic candidates squared off for their first debate of the US presidential campaign, Denmark took a central role in the opening minutes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151014/clinton-sanders-denmark-us-presidential-debate Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:44:40 +0200 clinton-sanders-denmark-us-presidential-debate The Danish government wants to entice the long-time unemployed back into the workplace with cold hard cash. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150511/denmark-eyes-cash-bonuses-for-the-unemployed Mon, 11 May 2015 09:57:15 +0200 denmark-eyes-cash-bonuses-for-the-unemployed The number of European citizens receiving the Danish student stipend known as SU has increased sevenfold since a EU court ruled in 2013 that foreign students have the right to benefit from the system. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150327/number-of-eu-students-on-danish-state-support-explodes Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:41:36 +0100 number-of-eu-students-on-danish-state-support-explodes The government announced a new five billion kroner plan to improve the nation's healthcare system through better cancer treatment, early detection and the creation of new modern doctors' offices. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140821/cancer-and-chronic-illness-focus-of-new-health-plan Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:23:00 +0200 cancer-and-chronic-illness-focus-of-new-health-plan