Denmark
Some schools reopen in Denmark
Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen (L), speaking with the pupils when she participates in the reopening of Lykkebo School in Valby in…
EU approves Swedish support scheme for airlines
In what is being considered as the first major bailout of coronavirus-affected airlines, the European Commission has approved Sweden's 450 million euro…
Scandinavians stranded in Peru arrive in Copenhagen
A relative welcome one of the Scandinavians who were stranded in Peru due to COVID-19 upon arrival at the Copenhagen Airport, in…
Denmark offers companies $6bn in coronavirus cash hand-outs’
Denmark's finance ministry has announced plans to spend up to 40bn Danish kroner ($6bn) to help companies hit by the coronavirus crisis…
Danish government will pay 75% of threatened private sector salaries
Denmark is planning to pay employees in the private sector 75% of their salary if there is no guarantee they can work…
Denmark closes German border as COVID-19 safety measure
The closed checkpoint 'Padborg' from Germany to Denmark, near Flensburg, northern Germany, 14 March 2020. The Danish government is closing all Danish…
Denmark shuts its borders for a month
Denmark announced on Friday it would shut its borders to most foreign visitors for a month from Saturday, in a move unprecedented…
EU approves Danish compensation scheme for cancellations of large public events
The European Commission has found a DKK 91 million (€12 million) Danish aid scheme to compensate organisers for the damage suffered due…
Denmark in lockdown, shuts down schools and universities to fight coronavirus pandemic
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced that the country will close all kindergartens, schools and universities for two weeks to slow…
No new citizens in Denmark as coronavirus halts Danish naturalizations
The government in Denmark has asked mayors to suspend naturalization ceremonies, which since a law passed in 2018 require a mandatory handshake.…
Photo Story: Cubs first outing in Aalborg
Two new polar bear cubs explore their enclosure with their mother Malik, for the first time, at Aalborg Zoo in Aalborg, Denmark,…
Denmark confirms first coronavirus case
Denmark has confirmed its first coronavirus infection in a man who returned from a ski holiday in northern Italy, the Danish health…