The Local Denmark 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 Conservative parties win slim majority in Denmark’s 'school general election' School students across Denmark voted in a mock general election on Thursday, and the result was a favourable one for many of the country’s conservative parties. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190201/conservative-parties-win-slim-majority-in-denmarks-school-general-election Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:15:22 +0100 conservative-parties-win-slim-majority-in-denmarks-school-general-election Danish youngsters to vote in 'school general elections' Thousands of teenagers across the country are preparing to cast their votes after Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called the 2019 School Election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190114/danish-youngsters-to-vote-in-school-general-elections Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +0100 danish-youngsters-to-vote-in-school-general-elections Number of young Danes diagnosed with anxiety and depression trebles in ten years Increasing numbers of children and young people in Denmark are being diagnosed with depression and anxiety, according to figures from the Danish Health Data Authority (Sundhedsdatastyrelsen). https://www.thelocal.dk/20180206/number-of-young-danes-diagnosed-with-angst-and-depression-trebles-in-ten-years Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:15:25 +0100 number-of-young-danes-diagnosed-with-angst-and-depression-trebles-in-ten-years Denmark youth crime rates dropping: Ministry Youth crime levels in Denmark have decreased year on tear since 2006, says a report by the Danish Ministry of Justice. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170406/denmark-youth-crime-rates-dropping-ministry Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:13:45 +0200 denmark-youth-crime-rates-dropping-ministry Danish youth crime at all-time low as kids choose being online over causing trouble A new analysis from the Danish Crime Prevention Council (Det Kriminalpræventive Råd - DKR) shows that youth crime in Denmark has been declining since 2005 and is now at the lowest level ever recorded. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170123/danish-youth-crime-at-all-time-low Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:52:38 +0100 danish-youth-crime-at-all-time-low Danish youth get their very own island Recently eyed as a potential 'StartUp Isle', a 70,000 square metre island off the coast of Copenhagen will instead become Youth Island after it was purchased on behalf of the Danish Guide and Scout Association. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150213/danish-youth-get-their-very-own-island Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:33:00 +0100 danish-youth-get-their-very-own-island