2021 – A year in review
Corona, immigration, Minkgate, impeachment, the climate – here’s a summary of every significant news event in Denmark in Denmark last year: JANUARY 2021: In her New Year speech to the nation 12 months…
The Week That Was, November 29th – December 5th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Following a record-high of 5,120 corona cases Wednesday, Prime Minster Mette Frederiksen warned that the new corona variant, Omikron, could become an ‘infection bomb’ in Denmark this winter…
Work on road and rail link to Denmark gets underway in Germany
Construction has started on the German side of the world’s longest road and rail tunnel that will connect Germany and Denmark. The €7 billion Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link project under the Baltic Sea…
The Week That Was, November 2nd – November 8th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Coronavirus infections hit record levels, with hospitalisations and deaths continuing to rise. Prime Minister’s question time and all committee meetings at Christiansborg (Parliament) were cancelled, Tuesday, after an outbreak amongst ministers…
DK-Germany tunnel gets final go-ahead
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has given final approval to the construction of the Fehmarn Belt tunnel between Germany and Denmark after dismissing all appeals, Tuesday The 11.2-mile submerged Fehmarn Fixed Link, the…
The Week That Was September 21st – 27th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The Foreign Ministry advised against all non-essential travel to the UK, Ireland, Iceland, and Slovenia, where the infection rate has risen to above 30 new cases per 100,000 residents….
Environmentalists call for halt to DK-Germany tunnel
German environmentalists protested against the planned Fehmarn Belt tunnel between Germany and Denmark, Tuesday. The environmental group ‘Beltretter’ (Belt Savior) called for a halt to Denmark’s biggest-ever construction project in a peaceful protest…
The Week That Was, March 23rd – March 29th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the two-week lockdown announced on March 11th to curb the spread of the coronavirus wouldn’t be lifted until Easter, at the earliest – during a…
Finally: EU approval for DK-Germany link
The EU Commission has approved Danish plans to use public financing for the Fehmarn Belt tunnel linking Denmark with Germany. The announcement ends five years of speculation over the legality of the DKK52.6bn…
Anti-tunnel demonstrators were paid actors
Angry Germans who demonstrated against the planned Fehmarn Belt tunnel to Denmark last weekend have been exposed as paid actors. German media reports how the Beltretter – ‘Belt Savers’ – organisation, which is…
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