Denmark

Green News

Toxic landslide threatens environmental disaster in Denmark

After nine days, Nordic Waste - the company that operated the site - gave up on getting the landslide under control.

29/01/2024

Denmark

Danish report sheds light on illegal South Korea adoptions

The Danish Appeals Board says their findings underscore 'systematic illegal behaviour' in adoptions of children from South Korea in the 1970s and ‘80s.

25/01/2024

Denmark

Danish city tackles single-use coffee cup trash with unique scheme

The new deposit scheme, being trialled in Aarhus, makes it possible to reuse your take away coffee cup.

25/01/2024

Culture news

Oldest runes in Denmark discovered on 2000-year-old knife

Inscription on knife spells 'hirila', which means ‘little sword’ in Old Norse.

23/01/2024

Denmark

Nordic Waste faces criticism over bankruptcy scandal

There are concerns the bankruptcy could cost Danish taxpayers some €27 million.

20/01/2024

Denmark

Frederik X proclaimed new king of Denmark as his mother abdicates

The long-reigning monarch handed over the role of sovereign to her son, who becomes the nation's new sovereign.

14/01/2024

Denmark

Who is Crown Prince Frederik, Denmark's soon-to-be king?

The royal will take over from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is stepping down from her role after more than half a century on the throne.

14/01/2024

Denmark

Denmark's queen makes one last public appearance before stepping down

Queen Margrethe, currently Europe's longest reigning monarch, has been on the Danish throne for 52 years.

04/01/2024

Culture news

7 things you should know about Prince Frederik: Denmark's future king

Transitioning from a rebellious teenager to a popular family man, Crown Prince Frederik is soon-to-be king of Denmark following Queen Margrethe II's surprise abdication.

02/01/2024

Denmark

Danish Queen Margrethe II announces abdication

Queen of Denmark Margrethe II made the announcement during her traditional New Year's speech.

31/12/2023

Denmark

Clean-up begins after Maersk loses shipping containers in North Sea

The clean-up has begun on Danish beaches after dozens of Maersk shipping containers were lost at sea due to stormy weather.

27/12/2023

Denmark

Denmark will join Sweden in donating tanks to Ukraine

Copenhagen announced on Monday that it will join Stockholm in donating tanks to Kyiv as the country continues battling the Russian invasion.

18/12/2023

Euronews Witness

Why does Denmark have one of Europe's lowest rates of bullying?

Denmark, along with Sweden and Finland, has one of the lowest rates of bullying in Europe. We speak to teachers, pupils and parents to find out how this Scandinavian country is managing to stamp out harassment in schools.

15/12/2023

Denmark

Danish police arrest three people on terrorism charges

It comes only two days after the Netherlands announced it raised its terrorism threat level to 'substantial'

14/12/2023

Denmark

How Denmark and Finland plan to become ‘negative emitters’

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost.

11/12/2023

Denmark

Denmark passes law banning Quran burning

The move comes following several examples where the Muslim holy text was desecrated during the year.

07/12/2023

Business

Denmark withdraws 1,000-crown note from circulation

The Scandinavian nation is set to remove the note, its largest denomination, as legal tender in 18 months time.

30/11/2023

Economy

Why is Denmark being tasked with blocking Russian oil tankers?

Copenhagen's mission will be backed by laws that allow states to inspect ships suspected of posing an environmental threat.

15/11/2023

Denmark

Denmark to restrict sale of alcohol to young people

A 2019 study estimated that 40% of young Danes aged 15-16 had been drunk in the previous 30 days, the highest proportion in Europe, where the average is 13%.

14/11/2023

Business

Maersk to slash 10,000 jobs over difficult container trade environment

Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, plans to eliminate 10,000 jobs due to what it described as a challenging environment for container trade and logistics services.

03/11/2023

Markets

Ørsted shares dive after throwing out US wind projects

Danish renewable energy group Ørsted plummeted on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following the cancellation of a huge offshore wind farm project in the US and €3.8 billion in write-downs.

01/11/2023

Culture news

How scientists recreated the smell of an ancient Egyptian mummy

What if you could smell history? Well researchers at Germany's Max Planck Institute have unraveled the ancient scent of mummification used on a prominent Egyptian woman, Senetnay, around 1,450 BC.

23/10/2023

Smart Health

Biosimilars: a cheaper and efficient alternative to name-brand drugs

In partnership with The European Commission

The European Commission's pharmaceutical reform would improve access to cheaper biosimilar medicines and speed up the time it takes to access the market.

19/10/2023

Smart Health

What is medical interchangeability?

In partnership with The European Commission

Have you ever heard of the concept of 'interchangeability' in the medical field? We went to the European Medicines Agency to understand what it is and what it means for EU patients and health systems.

19/10/2023

Culture news

Viking Age windows challenge Hollywood's portrayal of Norsemen

Danish researchers say fragments of glass found across Northern Europe suggest Vikings were more sophisticated than pop culture would have us believe.

11/10/2023

Work

High schools in Denmark are embracing ChatGPT as a teaching tool

The boom of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots prompted one teacher to start incorporating it into the classroom, rather than blocking it.

09/10/2023