Denmark

Improving wastewater cleanliness, reducing nitrogen and phosphorus emissions and restoring lakes and waterways are among the initiatives the country is funding for the local ailing of water environment

Former Danish minister Inger Stojberg was sentenced to prison guilty of a 'deliberate violation' of the Ministerial Responsibility Act for separating couples of asylum seekers

A snow storm in the north of the country forced about 30 people to sleep at an IKEA store on bedroom furniture on display as 30 cm of snow trapped them inside right before closing time

Since municipal reform increased the number of municipalities to 98 in 2007, there have never been so many women elected mayor; so far, 19 women have been chosen - an increase of five compared to 2017 and seven compared to 2013

In todays municipal and regional elections over 400.000 foreign citizens who live in Denmark are eligible to vote, accounting for 1 on 11 voters

The country has become the first to end public funding of fossil fuels abroad; the new policy furthers the country's strategy of cutting funding to black energy sources

The country again tops the Rule of Law Index published by the World Justice Project, for the sixth time in a row

Vestas has assembled the blade moulds for its turbine at Nakskov factory; the prototype will be installed next year and will be the tallest and most powerful in the world; the turbine is expected to produce first power in the fourth quarter of 2022

An auction held in Copenhagen sold a rare unreleased song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono for US$58.300; the song is on a 33-minute cassette made by four Danish teenagers months before the Beatles announced their break-up

The Danish Ministry of Defence confirmed the agreement with Great Britain to receive 23 Afghan interpreters who helped Danish forces in Afghanistan

The Supreme Court has increased to ten years in prison and deportation with a permanent ban on entry the sentence of a 32-year-old living in Denmark who had been convicted of delivering drone equipment to ISIS

Nearly half of pupils on school patrols have experienced hostility from road users; a campaign next week will raise awareness on hostility while helping their peers cross the road safely on their way to school

According to latest study, the country ranks eighth in the world with 694 burglaries per 100,000 people; in Europe, only Greece and Sweden have higher rates per capita of home burglary