Denmark: EU Commission approves €122m state aid for aquaculture and fisheries
The scheme is aimed at supporting large Danish fish-processing companies in reducing CO2 emissions stemming from their energy consumption, by investing…
Netherlands and Denmark: €1.18bn and €128m NextGenEU payments positively assessed
The EU Commission has issued positive preliminary assessments of the Netherlands' payment request for €1.18 billion and Denmark's payment request for €128…
Discriminiation in Denmark: EU Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-417/23
According to EU Advocate General Ćapeta, the Danish legislation on public housing in transformation areas constitutes direct discrimination based on…
UN and Member States condemn US Executive Order imposing sanctions on the ICC
The Internation Criminal Court and many international leaders condemn the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to…
Europol warns consumers to be mindful about fake medicines offered online
Between April and November 2024, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen meets with Scholz, Macron, and Rutte
European unity is on the agenda when Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Berlin, Paris and Brussels on Tuesday, January…
Phone call readout of Danish PM Frederiksen with incoming U.S. President Trump
In the conversation, the Danish Prime Minister emphasized the importance of strengthening security in the Arctic, and that Denmark is…
NATO launches ‘Baltic Sentry’ to increase critical infrastructure security
At the meeting in Helsinki, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the launch of a new military activity by NATO…
Angemessene Mindestlöhne: Schlussanträge des Generalanwalts am EU Gerichtshof in der Rechtssache C‑19/23 Dänemark / Parlament und Rat
Dienstag, 14. Januar 2025 Schlussanträge des Generalanwalts am Gerichtshof in der Rechtssache C‑19/23 Dänemark / Parlament und Rat...
Denmark and Faroe Islands consider Faroese membership in the WTO
Is Faroese membership in its own name of the World Trade Organization WTO compatible with the Faroe Islands' constitutional status?
Denmark: EU Commission receives 3rd payment request for €128 million
The EU Commission yesterday received Denmark's third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €128 million…
Denmark: EU Commission approves €1.7bn state support for renewable gas production
The EU Commission has approved an estimated €1.7 billion Danish scheme to support the production of renewable gas to be…
Sydbank uses EIB guarantee to award €400m new lending to Mid-Caps
Sydbank and the European Investment Bank have signed a new linked risk-sharing agreement that aims to make available up to…
Sweden, Slovenia, Denmark, Belgium: EU Council approves amended RRF plans
The EU Ecofin Council today approved the EU Commission’s positive assessment of amended recovery and resilience plans submitted by Sweden,…
EU electricity retail markets: ACER Country Sheets identify opportunities and threats
For the first time, ACER has published its Country Sheets on retail electricity markets across EU Member States and Norway.…
Several EU member states push for higher import tariffs on Russian goods
Despite sanctions, EU imports from Russia reached EUR 42 billion in 2023—over half the economic support the EU has provided…
Readout of Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen’s phone call with Donald Trump
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had a telephone conversation with the incoming US President Donald Trump, in which she congratulated him…
U.S. Administration and Greenland agree on joint committee statement
A wide range of U.S. Government departments and agencies hosted the Greenlandic delegation, underscoring the whole-of-government approach to deepening and…
Denmark: EU Commission approves €724m GHG tax reduction to avoid carbon leakage
The EU Commission has approved a €724 million Danish scheme to lower the rate of a new greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Services of General Economic Interest: EU Commission approves support to Bornholm airport
The EU Commission has approved the prolongation of Denmark's compensation to the airport of Bornholm for its public service obligation…
Denmark: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation
The Danish economy has continued to expand at a robust pace, driven by an exceptional surge in the pharmaceutical. In…
Denmark suggests Dan Jørgensen as Member of the EU Commission
In her letter to EU Commission President von der Leyen, Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, is suggesting Dan Jørgensen…
Denmark: EU Commission approves €53m state aid for climate-friendly dairy production
The state aid scheme is aimed at supporting livestock farmers in the introduction of a more climate-friendly dairy production by…
Norwegian rep office in the Palestinian territories: Joint Nordic statement
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden deeply regret Israel’s decision to no longer facilitate Norway’s representation to the Palestinian Authority (PA)…
Denmark: EU Commission approves €20m state aid for higher pig welfare standards
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish scheme, with a budget of approximately €20 million…
Nordic Ministerial meeting on immigration in Rosendal
The Nordic ministers responsible for migration and immigration issues met in Rosendal, western Norway, Thursday and Friday this week in…
Nordic transport ministers pave the way for fossil-free air routes by 2030
The Nordic transport ministers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have gathered in Gothenburg on 14 August 2024 and…
Defence-related products: Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Finland must update their lists
The European Commission decided to open an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to Denmark, the Netherlands,…
EU Commission approves Danish compensation to Post Danmark
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Denmark's compensation to postal operator Post Danmark for its universal…
EU Commission approves €10.4bn Dutch and French coruna aid to Air France-KLM Group
The French aid measure consisted in a guarantee on bank loans of €4 billion and a loan of €3 billion.…
Denmark and Sweden: EU Commission approves amendment in SAS recapitalisation
The EU Commission has approved an amendment of the commitments submitted by Denmark and Sweden in the Commission decision of 29…
EU Commission approves €1.3bn restructuring State aid for airline SAS
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Denmark and Sweden's plans to grant Scandinavian Airlines System AB (‘SAS') restructuring…
Joining the Euro: EU Convergence Report reviews Member States’ progress
The EU Commission has published the 2024 Convergence Report in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area…
EU Commission clears acquisition of Iveco’s businesses in Scandinavia by Hedin Mobility
The transaction relates primarily to the wholesale, retail distribution and servicing of commercial vehicles, as well as to the sale…
Denmark: IMF staff concluding statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
Denmark has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of the pandemic and energy crises. The IMF staff expects robust growth…
U.S. State Department designates “Nordic Resistance Movement” als global terrorists
The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and is committed…
European elections: Preliminary results in Denmark
Preliminary results of the European elections in Denmark.
European elections 2024 background: Denmark country sheet
Find here information on electoral rules, poll opening and closing times and candidates for the 2024 European election in EU…
Declaration adopted during Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Stockholm
At the end of May, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hosted a Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Stockholm, in which Ukrainian President…
Denmark: Ammunition cooperation to speed up aid to Ukraine
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen co-hosts a trilateral cooperation meeting between the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Denmark to procure ammunition…
Denmark: EU Commission disburses second RRF payment of €422m
Denmark second payment request for €422 million under the RRF covers six milestones and 12 targets. These include several reforms in the…
Statement by President von der Leyen with Danish PM Frederiksen and PM Egede of Greenland
Together with Prime Minister of Greenland Múte Bourup Egede, and in the presence of Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen,…
RRF: EU Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Denmark´s second payment request for €422m
Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Denmark's second payment request for €422 million under the Recovery and…
EU Commission approves €240m Danish State aid scheme to foster the transition to a net-zero economy
The European Commission has approved a €240 million (DKK 1.8 billion) Danish scheme to support the production of investments in specific strategic goods to…
Ukraine/Denmark: Another round of negotiations on bilateral security agreement
Pursuant to the agreements reached by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen during their…
EU Commission ends Øresund rail-road link aid probe
The European Commission has concluded that the State guarantee model granted by Denmark and Sweden for the construction of the…
Houthi attacks: Joint Statement on Defence
In response to continued illegal, dangerous, and destabilizing Houthi attacks against vessels, including commercial shipping, transiting the Red Sea, the…
Denmark: Reforms needed to tackle labour shortages
Education reform can speed up youth entry into the labour market. Limiting the duration of very generous student allowances as…