Denmark

Denmark

Danish PM's COVID-19 mink cull order had no legal basis, lawmakers say

Fearing transmission of COVID-19 variants in 2020, Denmark's government had ordered 15 million animals to be slaughtered despite having no legal basis to do so.

30/06/2022

My Europe Series

Cycling's coming home? Copenhagen gears up for Tour de France start

"To Danes and Copenhageners, cycling is not just a sport. It’s a way of life, and we are proud to be called the world's best cycling city."

29/06/2022

Living

'Stop suffocating your vagina': Reusable period pads launch for women

Single-use pads can take up to 500 years to degrade. This company wants to do something about it.

29/06/2022

Denmark

Lithuanian woman jailed for laundering €4 billion through Danske Bank

The 29.5 billion kroner laundered through the bank's Estonian branch is the largest amount in such a case, prosecutors say.

23/06/2022

Denmark

Europe at epicentre of the first global energy crisis, says IEA chief

One of the factors is the war in Ukraine and Europe's reliance on Russian energy imports.

09/06/2022

Denmark

British sailor charged with manslaughter over deadly sea collision

Two people were killed when two cargo vessels collided in the Baltic Sea last December.

07/06/2022

Denmark

Denmark votes to join EU common defence policy

The result of a referendum in Denmark on Wednesday shows voters overwhelmingly in favour of joining the EU's common defence policy 30 years after opting out

01/06/2022

Denmark

Denmark holds referendum on European common defence

Denmark is voting in a referendum today on whether or not to scrap the country's opt-out of the European common defence policy.

01/06/2022

Design

Exhibition explores how 3D digital visualisations can solve crimes

A new exhibition at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark aims to showcase the work of research collective, Forensic Architecture, who use digital techniques to investigate alleged crimes and human rights violations.

23/05/2022

Denmark

Danish MPs block state secrets charges against former defence minister

Claus Hjort Frederiksen had been accused by prosecutors of illegally disclosing "highly classified information".

19/05/2022

Culture news

LEGO unveils a mesmerising tribute to Van Gogh's Starry Night

The 2,316-piece set recreates the Dutch impressionist's masterwork, a depiction of the twinkling celestial bodies over a slumbering French town.

19/05/2022

Climate

Denmark has built weirdly tall benches as a warning - but what is it?

These benches are 1 metre higher than they should be and the sea level in Denmark soon could be too.

10/05/2022

Green News

Can Denmark’s ‘energy islands’ help it escape Russian fossil fuels?

These offshore wind projects were planned for 2030 but are now being brought forward as Denmark pushes to cut Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels.

06/05/2022

Denmark

Denmark agrees €15m deal to send 300 foreign prisoners to Kosovo

Danish authorities had initially announced plans to rent prison cells in the small Western Balkan country in December.

27/04/2022

Europe Decoded

Watch: Construction of Norway-Poland gas pipeline resumes

Watch: Construction of Norway-Poland gas pipeline resumes

25/04/2022

Denmark

Denmark in talks with Rwanda over processing of asylum seekers

Denmark says it is in talks with Rwanda about setting up a reception centre for asylum seekers after a similar scheme was unveiled by the United Kingdom.

20/04/2022

Denmark

Denmark to build 'Ukraine towns' to house refugees

The new sites could be located around disused facilities like schools, hospitals, barracks or care homes.

08/04/2022

Culture news

Will audiences buy into The Northman's Viking epic?

Ahead of the release of Robert Eggers' The Northman, we ask why Vikings have never seemed to make that big of a dent in Hollywood.

07/04/2022

Home

'Mom, the bird is dead!': The canary that tells you CO2 is too high

Two young Danes create a stylish CO2 sensor to "solve an invisible problem with a visible solution".

29/03/2022

Culture news

Denmark misusing 'feta' name on cheese exports, says EU court adviser

‘Feta’ can only be used only for cheese originating in the specified geographical area in Greece and complying with the relevant product specification."

18/03/2022

Denmark

Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010

The move aims to prevent the next generation of Danes from touching any form of tobacco.

15/03/2022

Culture news

Copenhagen's Little Mermaid is site of political graffiti again

The statue has been the site of political protest many times before from the Iraq War to Turkey joining the EU and this time it's Russia in the firing line.

15/03/2022

Denmark

Danish PM apologises to six children over 1950s social experiment

22 Greenlandic children were brought to Denmark in 1951 for a "better life" but instead suffered away from their families.

09/03/2022

Culture news

Original NASA shots of moon landing go up for auction in Denmark

The 74 photos are from several Apollo missions carried out by NASA

09/03/2022

Denmark

Denmark to hold referendum on joining EU common defence policy

Denmark will boost its defence spending and hold a referendum on joining the EU common defence policy amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

06/03/2022

Denmark

Three Iranians sentenced in Denmark for spying for Saudi Arabia

The men had been found guilty of promoting terror in Iran and passing on information for Saudi intelligence services.

02/03/2022