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Denmark charges another six, from U.S., UK, over tax fraud scheme

Denmark's state prosecutor said on Tuesday it had charged six people from the United States and Britain with defrauding Danish tax authorities of more than 1.1 billion crowns ($176 million)…

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Former Danish prime minister Rasmussen to form new party

Denmark's former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen plans to form a new political party to connect left and right wings with a "pragmatic and undogmatic" voice, a move that could…

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Anti-Covid Protests in Finland, Norway and Denmark

Twenty people were arrested in Finland on Saturday as they protesters against measures to fight COVID-19, with similar demonstrations also held in neighbouring Norway and Denmark. About 300 people took…

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Denmark extends suspension of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot amid doubts

Denmark on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shots for another three weeks pending further investigation into a potential link between the vaccine and rare cases of blood clots. Denmark was among the first…

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Denmark reports two cases of serious illness, including one death, after AstraZeneca shot

COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19…

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‘We need time’: Nordic countries keep AstraZeneca vaccine on hold

Denmark, Sweden and Norway said on Friday they needed more time to decide whether to use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine while Finland joined them in putting the shots on hold, even…

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Study finds COVID-19 reinfection rare, but more common in older people

The majority of people who have had COVID-19 are protected from getting it again for at least six months, a study published on Wednesday showed, but older people are more…

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UPDATED: Dane who died from blood clot after AstraZeneca shot had unusual symptoms

A 60-year old Danish woman who died of a blood clot after receiving AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine had "highly unusual" symptoms, according to the Danish Medicines Agency. The woman had a…

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UPDATE – AstraZeneca COVID shot blood clot reports – Maltese Government Reacts – EMA says no evidence of link

March 11 (Reuters) - Health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shots following reports of the formation of blood clots in…

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UPDATED: Denmark halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Denmark has put using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on…

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Lockdown brings double digit growth to Lego

Lego returned to double digit growth last year, as families locked down by the coronavirus stayed home to build models together, the Danish toymaker's CEO said. Chief Executive Niels B.…

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Denmark to open more schools as epidemic eases

COPENHAGEN, March 9 (Reuters) - Denmark will allow more schools across the country to reopen and ease some restrictions on large shops in response to an improving situation in the…

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Photo Story: Danish museum adapts to the times

Museum Jorn has opened this year's first physical painting and sculpture exhibition in Silkeborg, Denmark. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the exhibition was arranged in such a way that it…

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Danish push back final date of vaccination to July 18

COPENHAGEN, March 5 (Reuters) - Denmark has pushed back the final date for when it expects all Danes to have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to July 18 after shipments…

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Netanyahu says Israel, Austria and Denmark will set up vaccine alliance

JERUSALEM, March 4 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel, Austria and Denmark will establish a joint fund for research and development of COVID-19 vaccines.…

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Austria and Denmark to produce own Covid-19 vaccine with Israel

Austria and Denmark, chafing at the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines within the European Union, have joined forces with Israel to produce second-generation vaccines against mutations of the coronavirus. The move by the…

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Denmark’s economy in biggest drop since financial crisis

Denmark's economy contracted by 3.3% in 2020, the largest drop since the Global Financial Crisis, according to data published by Statistics Denmark on Friday. The Danish economy fared better overall…

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Airline SAS losses widen as pandemic curbs

Swedish-Danish airline SAS said on Thursday it still expected demand to return to more normalized levels next year after it reported a larger first-quarter loss due to the withering impact…

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Denmark to take ‘calculated risk’ by easing COVID curbs in March

Denmark plans to allow shops and some schools to reopen in March in a much awaited move that could however send hospital coronavirus admissions soaring in coming months. Denmark, which…

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Denmark to ease some COVID-19 restrictions from March 1

Denmark will ease some shopping restrictions and allow schools in parts of the country to reopen on March 1, the government said on Wednesday, potentially allowing hospital admissions to triple…

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Photo Story: Denmark tightens borders with Germany following surge in Covid-19 infections

The Danish / German border at Mollehus closed on 21 February 2021. The closing happened after restrictions have been introduced in Flensburg due to a surge in COVID-19 infections in…

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Denmark logs more contagious COVID variant in 45% of positive tests

Denmark registered the more contagious coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, first detected in Britain, in close to half of all positive tests in the second week of February, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke…

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Maersk plans world’s first carbon-neutral container ship in 2023

Shipping group Maersk said on Wednesday it will accelerate plans to decarbonise sea-borne container shipping by putting the world's first carbon-neutral vessel into operation in 2023, seven years ahead of…

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Arrests in Denmark, Germany for planning of terrorist attack

Thirteen people have been arrested in Denmark in the last week for acquiring firearms and ingredients to make explosives on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in either Denmark or…

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Denmark to launch coronavirus passport

FT - Denmark is to launch a coronavirus passport by the end of this month to help business travel, while Sweden will demand a negative test result from visiting foreigners…

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Denmark will reopen schools for children next week – UPDATED

COPENHAGEN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Denmark will take the first step towards easing its coronavirus lockdown next week, reopening schools for the youngest children, the Nordic country's government said on…

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Photo Story: Men in Black group organizes night demonstration in Copenhagen

An effigy representing Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with a sign around her neck reading 'She must be put down' is pictured before being set alight during a demonstration organized…

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UAE in talks with Denmark over suspended flights

The United Arab Emirates said it was in talks with Denmark after the Nordic country temporarily halted all flights arriving from the Gulf Arab state, a major travel hub, due…

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Denmark halts all flight from Dubai for five days

Denmark has halted all flights arriving from the United Arab Emirates for five days due to potentially unreliable coronavirus tests in Dubai, Denmark’s transport ministry said on Friday. The travel…

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Hauliers will need negative COVID test before travel from UK to Denmark, Netherlands

Hauliers require a negative COVID-19 test before travelling from Britain to Denmark and the Netherlands, the British government said on Monday. Last week the French government said people travelling from…

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Maersk says European lockdowns have not dented demand for shipping

High shipping rates are set to continue for at least several weeks, despite new coronavirus lockdowns in Europe, boosted by demand for furniture, exercise equipment and home improvement goods, shipping…

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Danish prosecutors drop money laundering charges against ex-Danske Bank staff

Danish prosecutors said on Thursday they had dropped charges against six former Danske Bank employees as part of an investigation into the bank's involvement in one of the world's biggest…

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Germany considers delaying second COVID-19 vaccine shot

Germany was weighing on Monday whether to allow a delay in administering a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer to make scarce supplies go further, after…

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Denmark to extend lockdown measures until Jan. 17 – TV2

COPENHAGEN, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Denmark's government will extend a hard lockdown for two weeks until Jan. 17 to limit the spread of COVID-19, broadcaster TV2 reported on Tuesday citing…

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Photo Story: First Danes get vaccinated against COVID-19

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacts as Jytte Margrete Frederiksen (83) is being vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ishoej, Denmark, 27 December 2020. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…

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Nord Stream 2 to start laying gas pipes in Danish waters

The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 consortium is expected to start laying gas pipes in Danish waters after construction was suspended for a year owing to the threat of sanctions from…

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Denmark bans mink breeding

Denmark agreed on a temporary ban on mink breeding, leaving little hope to rebuild the industry, which pioneered the global fur trade. Fearing an escalation of the coronavirus epidemic in the Nordic country,…

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Denmark to halt flights from Britain on Monday morning

Flights from Britain to Denmark will be suspended for 48 hours starting Monday at 0900 GMT to limit the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, the country's transport minister…

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Denmark to dig up millions of mink from mass graves

COPENHAGEN, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Millions of mink will be dug up from mass graves in Denmark after some had resurfaced, prompting complaints from residents about possible health risks, the…

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Denmark strengthens rape laws, outlaws sex without explicit consent

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark strengthened its rape laws on Thursday by criminalising sex without explicit consent. The new law passed by parliament widened the circumstances that could constitute rape -…

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Denmark will shut down completely during Christmas, New Year – PM

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will impose a hard lockdown over Christmas and the New Year to limit the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday. Shopping malls…

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Photo Story: Waste bins for disposable face masks in Denmark

Pedestrians pass a waste bin for disposable face masks, in Aarhus Center, Denmark. Aarhus Municipality are placing one hundred waste bins for disposable face masks. The buckets have a clamped…

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Denmark to widen tight lockdown measures to more municipalities

Denmark's government will expand tighter lockdown measures currently in place in 38 municipalities to around 30 new municipalities, broadcaster TV2 reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources. On Monday, the government…

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Denmark wants to dig up ‘zombie mink’ that resurfaced from mass graves

Denmark's government said on Friday it wants to dig up mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after some resurfaced from mass graves. Denmark ordered all…

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Danske lays off 257 employees in cost-cutting plan

Danske Bank on Thursday laid off 257 employees and granted another 261 a voluntary redundancy agreement as the lender continues previously announced plans to cut up to 1,600 jobs. "We…

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Photo story: Christmas lights lit in Lundhusvej, in Vejle, Denmark

A series of photos from the street of Lundhusvej, in the suburbs of Vejle, Denmark, which once more light up over the weekend, with Christmas lights. Via EPA-EFE/Michael Drost-Hansen

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UPDATED: Mutated coronavirus from mink in Denmark most likely extinct, health ministry says

A new, mutated strain of the novel coronavirus stemming from mink farms in Denmark is "most likely" extinct, the health ministry said on Thursday, amid fears the new strain could…

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Maersk confident as looks to U.S.-led shipping recovery

Shipping group Maersk said on Wednesday positive momentum in global trade allowed it to look confidently beyond 2020 and it would initiate a share buy-back programme of around $1.6 billion.…

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Is Europe about to face a bird-flu outbreak?

CDE.NEWS has been following a recent spike in reported cases of bird-flu across Europe. Denmark has ordered 25,000 chickens to be culled after finding H5N8 bird flu on a farm,…

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Coronavirus times: Santa Claus in a restrictive bubble

Photo: Santa Claus in a life size snow ball made of plastic as a safety measure against coronavirus in Aalborg zoo, 13 November 2020. Christmas decorations and lightings have adorned…

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Mink cull puts Denmark’s government in legal pinch

The Danish government put forward hastily drawn up legislation on Tuesday to back up its order to cull all the country's farmed mink, admitting it lacked the legal basis for…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Fyn island, Denmark

Morning fog in Kvaerndrup, Fyn island, Denmark. Via EPA-EFE/Michael Bager

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Why the new, mutated strain of the coronavirus in minks in Denmark matters

Denmark has discovered a new, mutated strain of the coronavirus stemming from mink farms in the northern part of the country, which authorities say could evade future COVID-19 vaccines. To…

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Denmark has found 214 people infected with mink-related coronavirus – State Serum Institute

Denmark's State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases, has found mink-related versions of coronavirus in 214 people since June, according to a report on its website updated on Nov.…

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UK removes Denmark from travel corridor list after outbreak in Denmark’s mink farms

Britain said it is removing Denmark from the government's travel corridor list, with people arriving in UK from there needing to self-isolate starting Friday after health authorities in Denmark reported…

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Photo Story: Giant turtle found dead on the beach in Denmark

People gather around a giant turtle carcass that was found by kindergarten children on a beach in southern Jutland, Denmark. Two counsellors from the Naturcenter Toennisgaard were called to the…

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Danske Bank to cut 1,600 jobs within a year

Danske Bank on Thursday said it will cut up to 1,600 jobs in the next 6-12 months as part of 2023 cost-cutting plans. Some of the cuts, which will affect…

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