Denmark

The birch pollen season has started; Wednesday count of 11 particles per m3 in the capital region shows a slow start - it often exceeds a thousand during the first fortnight - still enough to bother even who had never suffered from any hay fever

The church's right to veto wind turbines could now be revoked, after the Viborg diocese's decision against six wind turbines; the church has the right to object to anything that might disturb the view of a church, if it sits within 3 km

Chinese carmaker Geely has confirmed that it has begun testing a new type of fuel for cars and trucks in Denmark called 'liquid wind', produced from captured carbon dioxide, renewable electricity and hydrogen

The Technical University of Denmark has initiated a series of meetings with Copenhagen Airports, the Confederation of Danish Industry and SAS to promote the development of new technologies for the production of sustainable aviation fuels

The country will increase defense spending and hold a referendum on June 1st on joining the common EU defense policy, with the government saying that Denmark’s leading political parties 'agree that European security is threatened'

The Danish government and some Danish media have changed the spelling of the Ukrainian capital from Kiev to Kyiv following new guidelines introduced by the language council, wanting the country to support Ukraine in every way possible

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said the country will close its airspace to Russia, joining other European countries in ramping up sanctions against Moscow, and saying he hopes the rest of Europe and the West will follow

New data from Danmarks Statistik showed that 12.900 couples divorced in 2021 - an 18% decrease from the previous year and 19% lower than the average of the last ten years; there was also a 3% decrease from 2021 in marriages

The trade surplus declined to Danish kroner 14,1 billion in December as exports fell by 2,1% and imports rose by 1%, according to Statistics Denmark data

Today the country celebrates 50 years since Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne; three coins have been released to commemorate the event, while live celebrations with public have been postponed to 10 and 11 September

Greenlanders living in the country will soon be able to listen to news and important local information in their own language thanks to a new radio service that will receive funding for DKK 7 million (about €940.000)

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