Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
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Copenhagen district nears ban to petrol cars
A majority in the Climate, Environment and Technology Committee at Copenhagen Municipality approved a new plan Monday afternoon. According to it, the city has moved a step closer to introducing a zero-emission zone in part of Vesterbro, where petrol and diesel vehicles would generally not be allowed to drive. “It is re…
Trump’s import ban on Canadian goods takes effect
An American import ban on Canadian dairy products, spirits and other goods has entered into force Tuesday morning Danish time. The news agency AFP writes. The import ban was announced three weeks ago, after the two North American neighboring countries had failed to reach an agreement on a trade deal after negotiations…
OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra launch over safety concerns found during testing
OpenAI has postponed the planned October launch of its new GPT-6.1 Astra model after safety problems were found during internal testing. Saachi Jain, head of safety systems at OpenAI, confirmed the delay to The Wall Street Journal. “We want to ensure that our model development is safe, whether it happens internally wit…
US says Greenland interest is about national security, not territorial conquest
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington’s interest in Greenland is about national security rather than territorial expansion. “Our president has made it clear that the question of Greenland is not about territorial conquest, but about national security,” Rubio said in an interview with Fox News. His comments…
Putin orders 15,500 more active soldiers as Zelenskyy warns of new North Korean deployment
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s armed forces to add 15,500 active soldiers, according to a presidential decree reported by Reuters. The expansion will bring the Russian military to around 2.44 million personnel, including 1.55 million active soldiers. Putin issued a similar decree in August t…
Fewer trains between Copenhagen and western Denmark until Tuesday morning
Fewer trains will run between parts of Denmark until at least 10 a.m. Tuesday after an overhead wire fell between Sorø and Slagelse. Banedanmark, the state-owned company responsible for Denmark’s railway infrastructure, said Monday afternoon that repairs were underway. DSB, Denmark’s national passenger rail operator, s…
Electric cars above DKK 366,000 could become more expensive in Denmark from 2027
Electric cars costing more than DKK 366,000 could become more expensive in Denmark from 2027 if the government allows a current registration tax exemption to expire. The proposal is part of the financing for the government’s upcoming budget bill, four ministers told Berlingske. Electric cars currently benefit from lowe…
Study finds young women more likely than young men to cross sexual boundaries due to pressure to perform
Young women are more likely than young men to take part in sexual acts they do not want because of pressure to perform, according to a new Danish study. Sex & Samfund, the Danish Family Planning Association, conducted the study with polling company Voxmeter among people aged 15 to 25. More than one in three […]
She grew up in Denmark, but people still tell her she is not Danish: “Either they see you as the angry immigrant, or they see you as the grateful immigrant, but you must be rooted in yourself.”
Lena arrived in Denmark as a 9-year-old refugee from Kosovo, attended Danish schools and built a career at some of the country’s biggest companies. She says racist slurs and comments questioning whether she belongs have followed her into adult life. Now she has written a book about identity, discrimination and learning…
Downed wire disrupts many trains in Sjælland
Fewer trains are running between Ringsted and Slagelse until 8 p.m. Monday after an overhead wire fell near Sorø Station, according to DSB, Denmark’s national rail operator. Passengers may also face longer travel times between the two stations. DSB told Ritzau that trains are still able to run on one track despite the…
Øresund Bridge to close for 3 hours Thursday evening
The Øresund Bridge will close to all car traffic in both directions Thursday evening as Danish and Swedish authorities carry out a major emergency response exercise, Copenhagen Police said. The closure will last from 8 p.m. until 11:15 p.m. on October 1. The exercise will include a scenario involving an accident in one…
Five British citizens arrested near RAF Fairford suspected of preparing terror attack
Five men arrested Sunday morning near the RAF Fairford airbase are all British citizens from London and are in their early or mid-20s, British counter-terrorism police said Monday. Police have previously said the five are suspected of preparing a terrorist attack. A “very complex and extensive operation” remains underw…
EU foreign policy chief: EU struggles to reach 2030 defense goal
Europe must sharply increase the pace of its military buildup if it is to meet its goal of being able to defend itself by 2030, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday. “Europe needs to rearm faster and more effectively if we are to achieve the 2030 goal,” Kallas said at a press conference […]
Man hospitalised after setting fire to self at Danish migration agency
A man has been sent to hospital with serious injuries after setting fire to himself at the offices of Denmark's migration and integration agency SIRI on Monday.
Man sets himself on fire at Copenhagen immigration agency
A man set himself on fire Monday at the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration in Copenhagen, according to Copenhagen police. The man was inside the agency when he set fire to himself. An employee quickly extinguished the flames, but the man was in severe pain, police duty officer Dyre Sønnicksen said. “H…
Øresund Bridge to close to car traffic for emergency exercise
The Øresund Bridge will be closed to all car traffic in both directions on Thursday, 1 October, from 8 p.m. to 11:15 p.m., Copenhagen police said. The closure is part of a major emergency preparedness exercise involving authorities from Denmark and Sweden. Several emergency vehicles will also be visible on the bridge d…
Eight Danish municipalities fail kindergarten staffing requirements
Eight Danish municipalities did not meet the required staffing ratio in kindergartens in 2025, according to figures published Monday by Statistics Denmark. The municipalities are Ringsted, Odder, Holstebro, Ikast-Brande, Struer, Brønderslev, Rebild and Thisted. Under the political requirement, there must be at least on…
Rod Stewart to bring final tour to Copenhagen in June 2027
British singer Rod Stewart will perform at Royal Arena in Copenhagen on 6 June 2027 as part of his “The Final Encore” tour, concert promoter Live Nation Denmark said in a press release. The 81-year-old singer said the time has come to end his career on the road. “After more than six decades, ‘The Final […]
Mellemskat: Who could benefit from Denmark's plans to cut tax on high earners?
The Danish government wants to cut 'mellemskat' - a tax on high earners - from 2027, which, if it goes through, would benefit more than half a million people. So who would benefit from the new proposal?
Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
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Around 800,000 gather in Paris for outdoor Mass with Pope Leo
Around 800,000 people gathered in Paris on Saturday for an outdoor Mass led by Pope Leo, according to an estimate from the Vatican reported by AFP. The crowd stretched for more than two kilometers from Place de la Concorde and past the Arc de Triomphe. The 71-year-old pope led the Mass from a temporary altar […]
Machado supporters rally across Venezuela demanding her return and new presidential election
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado took to the streets across the country Sunday to demand her safe return and a new presidential election. In the capital, Caracas, hundreds of activists traveled through the city’s main streets on motorcycles and in cars, honking and waving Venezuelan flags…
Denmark to roll out stun guns nationwide and allocate nearly 800 million DKK from 2027 to expand the police and PET
Denmark plans to introduce stun guns across all police districts after a nearly two-year trial involving around 230 officers. The trial began in December 2024 in North Jutland Police, South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police, and Copenhagen Western Suburbs Police. New figures from the National Police show stun guns hav…
Serbia’s President Steps Down Early
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday, ending his second and final term several months early and paving the way for an early presidential election. “This is the last evening for me in this building,” Vucic told supporters outside the presidential palace in Belgrade shortly before resigning. “I have faithfu…
Government wants to abolish middle tax and give around 619,000 Danes a tax cut
Around 619,000 people in Denmark could receive a tax cut if the government abolishes the middle tax, a 7.5 percent state income tax paid on earnings above a certain threshold, a proposal it hopes to introduce as early as 2027. Minister for Taxation and Growth Jakob Engel-Schmidt of the Moderates said abolishing the tax…
NYT names Breaking Bad series of the century
“Breaking Bad” has been named the best television series of the 21st century in a ranking compiled by The New York Times. The newspaper created a list of the top 100 series based on votes from 516 people working in the television industry, including actors, directors and screenwriters. Participants were asked to name t…
All trains on Svendborgbanen cancelled for two weeks in October
All train departures on Svendborgbanen will be cancelled between Oct. 3 and 18 because of track work, according to DSB. The railway line connects Odense and Svendborg and is operated by DSB. Replacement buses will run along the route throughout the closure, TV 2 Fyn reported. There are already changes to the timetable…
UK police arrest five near military base used by US
Five men have been arrested in Gloucestershire, England, on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack and violating explosives laws. Police received a report at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday about three suspicious vehicles travelling toward RAF Fairford, an airbase used by the U.S. military. Armed officers responded and arr…
Bullying among Danish school students rises, new Pisa survey shows
The share of Danish school students who say they are bullied at least a few times a month has increased, according to the latest Pisa survey. The 2025 survey, published earlier in September, found that 26% of students reported experiencing bullying at least a couple of times a month, Berlingske reported. That was up fr…
“My wife and daughter are EU citizens. I am not. I’m always afraid something can go wrong”
Ardeshir, an Iranian academic who has built his life in Europe, lives between Finland and Copenhagen, while his wife and daughter remain in Denmark. “In every country I have to constantly think how I guarantee that I can stay with my family,” he said. “It is exhausting.”
Breakthroughs for the radical and far-right in Europe
After recent regional election breakthroughs by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), here is an overview of radical, nationalist and far- and hard-right parties' positions across Europe in recent years.
OpenAI warns authorities about AI agent incidents
The American company OpenAI has warned several governments, public authorities, and universities that AI agents from the company may have behaved inappropriately around their websites. OpenAI states this according to the British media BBC. The incidents occurred while AI agents from the company were attempting to find…
Sources: Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan proposal
US President Donald Trump has rejected a proposal from Iran for a seven-day ceasefire, and he is expected to resume attacks against the country after the midterm elections on November 3. Unnamed US officials tell the newspaper The Wall Street Journal. Iran’s plan was meant to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talk…
45-year-old denies attempted murder of Jews in London
A 45-year-old man pleaded not guilty in a London court on Friday to charges of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack in April. Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green in north London. It is an area with a large Jewish population. Following the stabbings on 29 April, police announced that they […]
Frederik helped paint his own official portrait – now critics are divided
King Frederik picked up the brush himself to help create his first official portrait as monarch – but Danish critics are divided over the finished result. The portrait, created by visual artist Cathrine Raben Davidsen over the past two years, was unveiled Friday evening in the Great Hall at Frederiksborg Castle. It sho…
Minister to regulate Danish wolves after new count
The upcoming estimated spring population of wolves in Denmark has provisionally been calculated at approximately 77, according to the calculation method used by Aarhus University and the Natural History Museum in Aarhus. The estimated spring population is calculated using a conversion factor where the number of packs –…
Novo Nordisk fined and criticized over Falck deal
The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has received criticism and a fine of 45,000 kroner from the Ethical Board for the Pharmaceutical Industry (Enli) for a collaboration with Falck. DR reports this based on a decision from the independent body. Novo and Falck announced a collaboration at the beginning of the ye…
Authorities find fraud and errors in 26 of 27 kiosks
During an operation at the end of August, the authorities found errors and illegalities in 26 out of 27 selected kiosks in Jutland. This was stated by the Ministry of Taxation and Growth in a press release. Illegal nicotine products, expired food items, and chocolate on which duties had not been paid were found in […]
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Denmark allocates nearly 800 million DKK to expand police and intelligence services
Denmark will allocate nearly 800 million DKK from 2027 to expand the police and PET, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service. National Police Commissioner Lasse Boje called it one of Denmark’s largest police expansions in several years. “The shot in the arm means that we will have to admit and train a great many o…
Danish universities open national research forum to study rising antisemitism
The University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University will open Denmark’s National Forum for Antisemitism Studies on September 30. The forum will research antisemitism, which includes hatred, prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Jewish people. The University of Copenhagen said antisemitism had become…
Volkswagen Group recalls about four million cars over possible steering failure
Volkswagen Group is recalling about four million vehicles because a screw in the steering system could break and cause the steering to fail. The recall covers cars sold under the Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat brands, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported, according to Norwegian business newspaper Finansavisen. Figu…
Øresund Bridge reopens toward Sweden after oversized truck triggers tunnel alarm
The Øresund Bridge was briefly closed to traffic heading toward Sweden on Friday morning after an oversized truck entered the tunnel. The truck was too tall to pass safely through the tunnel, Copenhagen Police duty officer Dyre Sønnicksen said. Its entry activated the tunnel’s alarm system, causing safety barriers to c…
Danish word of the day: spurgt
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Live music: The big international artists you can see in Denmark in 2027
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Øresund Bridge closed towards Sweden
The Øresund Bridge is closed Friday morning in the direction toward Sweden. This appears from a report from P4 Trafik on dr.dk. This is because a truck has triggered a height alarm. The police are on their way to check the situation. The bridge is expected to be closed in the direction toward Sweden until […]
Denmark awards compensation to 122 Greenlandic women in forced contraception case
A total of 122 Greenlandic women have received compensation over the fitting of contraceptive devices without their knowledge or consent, Patienterstatningen told Greenlandic broadcaster KNR. Each woman will receive 300,000 DKK. Patienterstatningen, Denmark’s patient compensation agency, has received 572 applications s…
Novo signs licensing agreement with Nanexa worth up to 8.7 billion DKK
Novo has signed a licensing agreement worth up to 8.7 billion DKK with Swedish pharmaceutical company Nanexa. The total includes an upfront payment and development milestone payments worth about 4.6 billion DKK, Nanexa said. The Swedish company could also receive royalties in the low single-digit percentage range if pr…