Cremation in Denmark has reached record levels, and cemetery budgets are feeling the strain: in Fredericia, managers say they have unused coffin plots and would prefer more traditional burials to
Copenhagen defence industry investment was approved on 21 August 2025, as the City Council (Borgerrepræsentationen) backed a proposal to explore placing part of the municipality’s liquidity in the European defence
Italian waste in Finland is triggering public backlash in the coastal town of Loviisa, where residents living near Valkom port (Valkon satama) reported an “unbearable” odour this summer as imported
The Ocean Viking was fired upon by the Libyan coast guard in international waters on Sunday, 24 August 2025, while conducting a search and rescue (SAR) operation off Libya at
The digital euro project is moving faster after the United States approved a federal law on stablecoins, prompting EU institutions to weigh public blockchain options such as Ethereum or Solana
CopenPay closed its 2025 season in Copenhagen on Sunday, after a nine‑week run that rewarded visitors for sustainable actions; local NGO GreenKayak said it was fully booked throughout the period,
The Faroe Islands government has presented a new bill that would enable sanctions against Russian vessels, following the EU’s decision to blacklist two Russian shipping companies accused of espionage. The
On 28 August, the birthday of resistance fighter Poul Larsen, the city of Aalborg will inaugurate its first Stolperstein ("Stumbling Block") a brass memorial stone embedded in the pavement to
Denmark’s coffee and chocolate tax will be scrapped under a government plan aimed at easing high food prices and cutting red tape. The cabinet proposes to abolish excise duties on
VAT on books will be abolished in Denmark under a government proposal announced on 20 August 2025 by Culture Minister Jakob Engel‑Schmidt (kulturminister). The measure, to be written into the