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Polling reveals cool attitude to accession of Georgia and some western Balkan states, and opposition to admitting Turkey

As countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over deadlines for lowering their carbon dioxide emissions, a Danish-led group of countries has decided to set the ultimate goal: to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than they emit

‘The Irreplaceable Human’ at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark asks what creativity is in the age of AI

AN ‘inspiring’ film which shines a light on why Denmark is one of the happiest nations on earth is set to shown across Scotland in the new year.

Claus Hjort Frederiksen, the former defence secretary, and ex-intelligence agency chief Lars Findsen were arrested and charged with allegedly leaking state secrets that had been in the public domain for years. Last month the case was dropped, but it is still leaving its mark. Jakob Illeborg talks to them both

Bill passes after spate of burning protests that led to uproar in Muslim nations. But some parties believe there is a bigger debate still to be had

‘We cannot negotiate with nature’ says Denmark’s climate minister as talks to phase out fossil fuels hang in balance

Deutsche Welle reports on today's actions: The Danish parliament on Thursday approved legislation that would effectively prohibit Quran burnings in the northern European country. The law criminalizes the "inappropriate treatment of writings with significant importance for a recognized religious community." The bill was passed with 94 votes in favor by…

String of incidents where Islamic text was burned in Denmark and Sweden prompted intensively debated bill

Those who break the law – which forbids publicly burning, tearing or defiling holy texts – risk a fine or imprisonment.

Bill comes after string of burnings that sparked protests in Muslim countries. The new rules will also protect other holy texts