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Denmark to extend ban on mink farming until 2023

Concerns have been raised about potential mutations of the coronavirus in mink, which could affect the future effectiveness of vaccines.

28/09/2021

Work

Danish artist protests low pay by taking €70,000 of museum's cash

The Kunsten museum in Aalborg was expecting to receive two picture frames containing the money. What they got was an empty box and a note.

28/09/2021

Culture news

‘Unheard’ John Lennon recording sells for €50,000 in Copenhagen

The cassette tape features a performance that hasn't been listened to in over 50 years, along with an interview conducted by four Danish schoolboys.

28/09/2021

Denmark

Denmark set to ban life-term prisoners from new romances

Prisoners will be able to maintain contact by letter or telephone with people who were close to them before their detention.

17/09/2021

Denmark

Faroese officials to 'look closely' at dolphin hunts after slaughter

The Faroese prime minister has said the role of dolphin hunting will be examined after gruesome footage posted on Sunday showed nearly 1,500 dead sea mammals lying on a beach.

16/09/2021

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Slaughter of dolphins on Faroes could revive debate

The slaughter of 1,428 white-sided dolphins that is part of a four-century-old traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow water where they are killed for their meat and blubber, has reignited a debate on the small Faroe Islands.

15/09/2021

Nature

Tradition or torture? 1,428 dolphins slaughtered in Faroe Islands hunt

Only 17% of people in the Faroe Islands consume whale or dolphin meat - so why are thousands of animals still dying?

14/09/2021

Denmark

Denmark is one of EU's first to lift all domestic COVID restrictions

Denmark's high vaccination rate has helped - more than 80% of the population above the age of 12 have had both jabs. enabled the Scandinavian country to become one of the first European Union nations to lift all domestic health measures.

10/09/2021

Denmark

Denmark wants foreigners to work to access welfare benefits

The Danish government is proposing that foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds work 37 hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits.

08/09/2021

Denmark

‘Enormous’ treasure trove of sixth century gold found in Denmark

One of the biggest treasure troves ever found in Denmark has been discovered in the southwest of the country.

06/09/2021

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Denmark celebrates the end of COVID-19 restrictions with flower festival at Tivoli park

Tivoli being the second oldest amusement park in the world was during covid a place to go outside. It is the first time in the 178 year old history of Tivoli, that Tivolis new CEO Susanne Mørch Koch, opens an official Garden & Flower Festival

04/09/2021

Denmark

Rare impeachment trial in Denmark involving ex-immigration minister

Denmark's impeachment court is convening for the first time in 26 years.

02/09/2021

Denmark

Denmark's high vaccination rate sees COVID pass ended for restaurants

Denmark, population 5.8 million, has fully vaccinated more than 75% of people aged 12 and over.

01/09/2021

Mobility

Maersk sails ahead with €5.95 billion ‘carbon neutral’ ship order

The world’s largest shipping company is replacing vessels reaching their end of life by 2024 as it moves towards becoming a carbon-neutral operation.

26/08/2021

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Thousands march at Pride Parade in Copenhagen

Thousands of people march through the streets of Copenhagen in Denmark to celebrate and defend LGBTI+ equality around the world.

22/08/2021

Denmark

Copenhagen's Little Mermaid finds herself in the middle of a dispute

Another artwork that "looks too much like the original" in another corner of the country has caused a bit of tension.

19/08/2021

Denmark

Euroviews. Pride affects us all, not just LGBT people | View

"An attack on LGBTIQ people is never just that. It always coincides with broader implications for human rights and democracy more broadly," writes Paul Jansen from OutRight Action International.

17/08/2021

Living

‘Ugly food’: Why supermarkets should be taxed for food waste

Campaigner Matt Homewood explains how companies embed food waste into their profitable business models and why we need to hold them accountable.

17/08/2021

Denmark

Danish right-wing politician convicted of fraud over EU funds

A Danish court has convicted former MEP Morten Messerschmidt of fraud and forgery, after wrongly receiving nearly 100,000 Danish kroner during his term as MEP in 2015.

13/08/2021

Work

Denmark unveils a new school without desks to encourage creativity

Frello School, named after local artist Otto Frello, has a particularity: the school was designed without desks.

13/08/2021

Denmark

Denmark first in EU to help its Afghan workers escape Taliban violence

About 45 people are eligible for evacuation with the spouses and children

12/08/2021

Denmark

Dane who drew controversial Muhammad caricature dies at 86

Political observers in the Nordic countries have described the cartoon incident as one of the most severe foreign policy crises for both Denmark and Norway in their recent histories.

19/07/2021

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The world`s tallest sandcastle has been built in Denmark

The world`s tallest sandcastle has been built in Denmark

06/07/2021

Denmark

Man found dead after setting off explosives in Danish town hall

Police investigating a break-in at Middelfart town hall on Friday say a male suspect has been found dead.

25/06/2021

Denmark

Denmark records cases of COVID-19 Delta variant after Euro 2020 game

Denmark's Health Minister has said thousands of supporters were sat next to people who later tested positive for the Delta variant of coronavirus.

24/06/2021

Denmark

Ukrainian poet's statue vandalised before Denmark-Russia match

The Ukrainian embassy in Denmark published a photo of the monument to Taras Shevchenko, which had been painted in the colours of Russia.

22/06/2021