Denmark

Denmark

Denmark offers AstraZeneca and J&J COVID-19 vaccines to volunteers

Denmark has opened an optional scheme to volunteers who would like to receive the unwanted COVID-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.

20/05/2021

Denmark

Denmark begins excavating buried mink over pollution fears

All of the country's 17 million mink population were culled last year over risk of spreading a COVID-19 variant.

14/05/2021

Denmark

Danish MPs agree to new investigation into deadly 1990 ferry fire

Danish lawmakers have agreed to set up a task force to look into a 1990 ferry fire that killed 159 people, one of Scandinavia's worst peacetime maritime disasters.

12/05/2021

Denmark

Does Denmark want to send its refugees to Rwanda?

A memorandum of cooperation on migration between the two countries has sparked alarm that Denmark could be looking to see its asylum seekers and refugees accommodated in Rwanda.

06/05/2021

My Europe Series

How do Syrians in Denmark feel about claim it's safe to go home?

What do Syrian refugees in Denmark think about the nation's deportation furore? Meet Rahima, a 20-year-old refugee from Aleppo.

06/05/2021

Denmark

Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine over side effect fears

The Danish Health Authority has concluded that the benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do not outweigh the risk of causing the possible adverse effect, VITT, in those who receive the vaccine.

03/05/2021

Denmark

Denmark first in EU to begin revoking residency for Syrian refugees

Denmark deems some parts of Syria safe for refugees to return to, and those that refuse to return face being sent to deportation centres.

23/04/2021

Denmark

Euroviews. Denmark must not put safety of Syrian refugee children at risk | View

"It recently emerged that the Danish authorities are beginning to strip hundreds of Syrian refugees of their temporary residence permits, and thus of their protection," writes Jeremy Stoner of Save the Children.

23/04/2021

Denmark

Why did Denmark ditch the AstraZeneca vaccine?

The Scandinavian country became the first in Europe to ditch the jab, despite the European Medicines Agency insisting the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks.

22/04/2021

No Comment

Café, museums and restaurants reopen in Denmark

With the reopening of cafés, bars, restaurants, museums and shopping centres, Copenhagen regains a semblance of normality. The reopening is, however, subject to many conditions, including in some cases the presentation of a 'coronapas' to show proof of vaccination or a negative test.

21/04/2021

Denmark

Denmark accused of 'sacrificing the future' of Syrian children

Denmark has said it is safe for Syrian families to return to their home country, but immigration and children's rights advocates do not agree

21/04/2021

Denmark

Denmark loans 55,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Germany

The Danish Foreign Ministry said they were still deciding what to do with the remaining 145,000 unwanted doses of AstraZeneca.

21/04/2021

Denmark

EU countries express interest in Denmark's AstraZeneca vaccines

The World Health Organization said that Denmark was considering sharing unused vaccine doses with poorer countries.

15/04/2021

Denmark

Denmark becomes first in Europe to abandon AstraZeneca vaccine

The decision was taken due to the vaccine's link with very rare cases of blood clots, the country's health agency said.

14/04/2021

Denmark

Denmark among first in Europe to introduce COVID pass scheme

The COVID-19 "passport" is available via a secure application or in paper format to people who have either been fully vaccinated, have tested positive for COVID-19 two to 12 weeks previously or negative over the previous 72 hours.

06/04/2021

Denmark

Denmark extends AstraZeneca vaccine suspension for three weeks

Denmark has extended its suspension of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines by three weeks.

25/03/2021

Denmark

Denmark, Iceland & Norway suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations

"Right now we need all the vaccines we can get. Therefore, putting one of the vaccines on pause is not an easy decision," said Søren Brostrøm, Director General of the Danish Health Authority.

11/03/2021

No Comment

Hundreds of Danes protest against COVID restrictions in Copenhagen

At least eight arrests were made during a largely peaceful demonstration against the extention of pandemic-related restrictions.

28/02/2021

Business Planet

The coffee company embracing tech to brew success

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to the Danish city of Aarhus to see why one coffee company has made green and digital transformation a top priority in its bid to improve productivity.

19/02/2021

World

Danish man sentenced for coughing on policeman and shouting 'corona'

A Danish man has been sentenced to four months in prison by the country's Supreme court for coughing at a policeman and shouting "corona".

19/02/2021

Denmark

Weapons and IS flag found amid bomb attack arrests, say Danish police

Authorities in Germany and Denmark initially announced eight arrests on Thursday and detained six others on Friday.

12/02/2021

Denmark

Danish submarine killer sentenced to 21 months for prison escape

Peter Madsen briefly escaped from a Copenhagen prison in October after threatening staff and police with a fake gun and explosives.

09/02/2021

Denmark

Denmark to build world's first energy island in the North Sea

As part of its ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets, Denmark plans to create a €28-billion wind power island.

05/02/2021

Ecotech

Denmark’s first artificial energy island will power 3 million homes

The country has just made a huge investment to move away from a history of fossil fuel production.

05/02/2021

Denmark

Denmark's ex-immigration minister quits party before impeachment trial

Inger Støjberg has stepped down from the liberal Venstre party as she faces an impeachment trial over a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples.

04/02/2021

Denmark

Denmark suspends flights from Dubai amid doubts over virus tests

Danish authorities faced a “concrete and serious citizen inquiry into" how the tests are carried out at Dubai entry and exit points, the Scandinavian country's transport minister said.

22/01/2021