Denmark GDP Contracts More Than Estimated

The Danish economy shrank more than initially estimated in the first quarter of 2025, the latest data from Statistics Denmark showed on Monday. Gross domestic product decreased 1.3 percent sequentially in the first quarter, reversing a downwardly revised 1 …

As Denmark takes over the Council of the EU’s rotating presidency, its European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre explains ...

After being elected to the Danish parliament in 2019, Marie Bjerre’s local newspaper in Northern Jutland wrote that “Trump forced her to run for office.” A fear of Trump-style nationalism reaching Denmark and a profound belief in her global mindset spurred …

Denmark’s army extends compulsory enlistment to women for the first time

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Denmark extends life of two more offshore wind farms

The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has extended the life of two offshore wind farms, which together have been in operation for almost 50 years. The Agency has notified the owners of the Middelgrunden and Nysted offshore wind farms that it will be extending …

Denmark responds to deepfake era with copyright protection for faces and voices

Denmark is to update its copyright laws to give everyone a right to their own likeness and voice in response to the rise of AI-generated deepfakes. The Danish culture ministry announced last week that the move had been agreed by the three-party government …

Denmark Female Military Conscription

20-year-old conscript Katrine poses for a photo during final exercises at a training area close to Royal Danish Army’s barracks in Hovelte, 25 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Denmark extends life of two of its oldest offshore wind farms – one by another 25 years

Less than a month after it approved a 10-year extension to the 23MW Samsø offshore wind farm, the Danish Energy Agency has granted extensions to two of the country’s oldest offshore wind farms for up to 25 years. The extension granted to the Samsø offshore …

Denmark to introduce law giving individuals automatic copyright over their own likeness in effort to tackle AI and ...

Sometimes a law comes into conversation that seems so simple and obvious you might have assumed it already existed. That's how I felt when reading The Guardian talk about Denmark's new strategy to help tackle AI imitations such as deepfakes. Rather …

Denmark expands military draft to women for first time

Shire of Denmark opens community submissions for heritage survey review to preserve town history