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All these venues and events give travellers a reason to return to Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn jazz, there\u2019s never the same thing twice,\u201d as Lan Doky puts it. \u201cEven if you play the same tune, it will never be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1761916564,"updatedAt":1762071364,"publishedAt":1762066701,"firstPublishedAt":1762066701,"lastPublishedAt":1762066704,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/24\/89\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_450dc2da-463e-5c9f-9fb3-0677d309a80e-9532489.jpg","altText":"Every summer since 1979, the Copenhagen Jazz Festival has spread music citywide","caption":"Every summer since 1979, the Copenhagen Jazz Festival has spread music citywide","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Daniel Rasmussen\/Visit Copenhagen","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1079}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":3274,"urlSafeValue":"sauers","title":"Craig Saueurs","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":11646,"slug":"music","urlSafeValue":"music","title":"Music","titleRaw":"Music"},{"id":1794,"slug":"copenhagen","urlSafeValue":"copenhagen","title":"Copenhagen","titleRaw":"Copenhagen"},{"id":12639,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel","titleRaw":"Travel"},{"id":574,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture","titleRaw":"Culture"},{"id":7403,"slug":"jazz","urlSafeValue":"jazz","title":"Jazz","titleRaw":"Jazz"},{"id":4229,"slug":"history","urlSafeValue":"history","title":"History","titleRaw":"History"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":3}],"related":[{"id":2842748},{"id":2842443},{"id":2842461}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/destinations\/destinations"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","url":"\/travel\/destinations"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":28,"urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":70,"urlSafeValue":"denmark","title":"Denmark","url":"\/news\/europe\/denmark"},"town":{"id":4309,"urlSafeValue":"copenhagen","title":"Copenhagen"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/travel\/2025\/11\/02\/epicurus-montmartre-and-la-fontaine-a-travellers-guide-to-copenhagen-jazz","lastModified":1762066704},{"id":2839132,"cid":9514081,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"NEXT_Denmark defence tech","daletPyramidId":3021120,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Denmark is ramping up defence tech spending amid security concerns. Here\u2019s what it\u2019s investing in","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":" What defence tech is in Denmark\u2019s \u20ac3.67 billion spending plan?","titleListing2":"Denmark is ramping up defence tech spending amid security concerns. Here\u2019s what it\u2019s investing in","leadin":"Euronews Next takes a look at the key technologies Denmark and its autonomous territories want to invest in to bolster defence.","summary":"Euronews Next takes a look at the key technologies Denmark and its autonomous territories want to invest in to bolster defence.","keySentence":"","url":"denmark-is-ramping-up-defence-tech-spending-amid-security-concerns-heres-what-its-investin","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2025\/10\/17\/denmark-is-ramping-up-defence-tech-spending-amid-security-concerns-heres-what-its-investin","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Denmark is stepping up its investment in defence technology in a bid to \u201cmaintain peace and stability\u201d in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans.\n\nAccording to a recently published report from the Danish Ministry of Defence, the country has signed a DKK 27.4 billion (\u20ac3.67 billion) agreement with its self-governing territories, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, to fund defence initiatives planned to run until 2033.\n\nThis follows another investment of DKK 14.6 billion (\u20ac1.96 billion) announced earlier this year.\n\nThe push comes amid political and strategic tensions in recent years, including renewed interest from the Trump administration in expanding the United States\u2019 influence over Greenland, the vast island in the Arctic and North Atlantic that remains under Danish sovereignty.\n\nLast month, several unauthorised drones entered Danish airspace, which authorities characterised as \u201chybrid attacks from professional actors\u201d that temporarily disrupted airport operations. Several nearby countries have also reported drone incursions and Russia is considered a key suspect, though it has denied any responsibility.\n\nAmid the turmoil, Euronews Next dug into the key technologies the Danes want to invest in.\n\nFrom in-air gas stations to icebreakers\n\nOne major initiative involves joining NATO allies such as Germany, France, and Belgium in adding air-to-air refuelling capability \u2013 a move that allows fighter pilots to refuel mid-air using tanker aircraft.\n\nThese gas stations in the sky can keep fighter jets long in the air, allowing long missions for the Danish military\u2019s F-35 fighter jets and allies\u2019 aircraft in the Arctic and North Atlantic.\n\nDenmark also hopes to build a new NATO special operations headquarters to boost its leadership in the region. Currently, it has a defence authority based in Nuuk, the Greenlandic capital, and operating in the Faroes Islands, while the US military maintains a permanent presence at the Pituffik air base in Greenland.\n\nThe Danish military will buy more small drones to ramp up its air surveillance in the Arctic and North Atlantic, and its troops will receive training on flying them in an effort to strengthen their emergency preparedness.\n\nIn addition, the defence ministry aims to secure access to an icebreaker capability to support Arctic missions.\n\nIcebreakers are specialised vessels that clear paths through ice-covered waters, enabling both defence and rescue operations.\n\nThe ministry said it plans to partner with a local operator experienced in Arctic navigation to carry out these tasks \u201cwith respect for local communities\u201d.\n\nDenmark is also investing in expanding its subsea communications infrastructure in the form of new undersea cables.\u00a0\n\nBy adding them to the \u201climited\u201d existing infrastructure, Denmark hopes to reduce vulnerability to outages and potential sabotage.\n\nA forthcoming agreement between the Danish and Greenlandic governments will establish a North Atlantic undersea cable to improve connectivity between Denmark and Greenland.\u00a0\n\nThe report said the Danish government and the Faroese government also aim to connect the undersea cable to the Faroe Islands\u2019 telecommunications infrastructure.\n\nMore spending in other EU countries\n\nSeveral other European countries have also increased their defence spending amid rising tensions in countries closer to Russia.\n\nIn July, France announced plans for an additional \u20ac6.5 billion in military spending over the next two years.\n\nThe United Kingdom has set aside \u00a3250 million (\u20ac287 million) for a new defence industrial strategy, aimed at boosting domestic production and creating jobs within the sector.\n\nMeanwhile, Spain\u2019s main collective decision-making body approved \u20ac6.89 billion in defence investment loans this week to help modernise the country\u2019s military capabilities.\n\nFor more on this story, watch the video in the media player above.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Denmark is stepping up its investment in defence technology in a bid to \u201cmaintain peace and stability\u201d in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recently published report from the Danish Ministry of Defence, the country has signed a DKK 27.4 billion (\u20ac3.67 billion) agreement with its self-governing territories, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, to fund defence initiatives planned to run until 2033.<\/p>\n<p>This follows another investment of DKK 14.6 billion (\u20ac1.96 billion) announced earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//10//17//lithuanian-children-learn-how-to-build-programme-and-fly-drones-in-after-school-course/">Lithuanian children learn how to build, programme and fly drones in after-school course<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//10//13//nato-special-forces-are-learning-to-build-sea-drones-how-could-they-be-used/">NATO special forces are learning to build sea drones. How could they be used?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The push comes amid <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//10//07//denmarks-prime-minister-says-greenland-still-nervous-about-trumps-takeover-threat/">political and strategic tensions<\/a> in recent years, including renewed interest from the Trump administration in expanding the United States\u2019 influence over Greenland, the vast island in the Arctic and North Atlantic that remains under Danish sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//09//27//drones-observed-over-one-of-denmarks-largest-military-installations/">Last month, several unauthorised drones entered Danish airspace<\/a>, which authorities characterised as \u201chybrid attacks from professional actors\u201d that temporarily disrupted airport operations. Several nearby countries have also reported drone incursions and Russia is considered a key suspect, though it has denied any responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the turmoil, Euronews Next dug into the key technologies the Danes want to invest in.<\/p>\n<h2>From in-air gas stations to icebreakers<\/h2>\n<p>One major initiative involves joining NATO allies such as Germany, France, and Belgium in adding air-to-air refuelling capability \u2013 a move that allows fighter pilots to refuel mid-air using tanker aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>These gas stations in the sky can keep fighter jets long in the air, allowing long missions for the Danish military\u2019s F-35 fighter jets and allies\u2019 aircraft in the Arctic and North Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark also hopes to build a new NATO special operations headquarters to boost its leadership in the region. Currently, it has a defence authority based in Nuuk, the Greenlandic capital, and operating in the Faroes Islands, while the US military maintains a permanent presence at the Pituffik air base in Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish military will buy more small drones to ramp up its air surveillance in the Arctic and North Atlantic, and its troops will receive training on flying them in an effort to strengthen their emergency preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the defence ministry aims to secure access to an icebreaker capability to support Arctic missions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//09//21//europe-wants-to-build-a-drone-wall-to-protect-its-eastern-flank-from-russia-is-it-feasible/">Europe wants to build a drone wall to protect its eastern flank from Russia. Is it feasible? <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//09//29//how-nato-and-allies-seek-to-train-defence-tech-companies-on-the-battlefield/">How NATO and allies seek to train defence tech companies on the battlefield<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Icebreakers are specialised vessels that clear paths through ice-covered waters, enabling both defence and rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said it plans to partner with a local operator experienced in Arctic navigation to carry out these tasks \u201cwith respect for local communities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark is also investing in expanding its subsea communications infrastructure in the form of new undersea cables. <\/p>\n<p>By adding them to the \u201climited\u201d existing infrastructure, Denmark hopes to reduce vulnerability to outages and potential <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//21//denmark-and-norway-continue-to-investigate-damaged-cables-in-baltic-sea/">sabotage./n

A forthcoming agreement between the Danish and Greenlandic governments will establish a North Atlantic undersea cable to improve connectivity between Denmark and Greenland. <\/p>\n<p>The report said the Danish government and the Faroese government also aim to connect the undersea cable to the Faroe Islands\u2019 telecommunications infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h2>More spending in other EU countries<\/h2>\n<p>Several other European countries have also increased their defence spending amid rising tensions in countries closer to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In July, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//07//14//french-president-announces-65-billion-in-extra-military-spending-in-next-two-years/">France announced plans<\/a> for an additional \u20ac6.5 billion in military spending over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom has set aside \u00a3250 million (\u20ac287 million) for a new defence industrial strategy, aimed at boosting domestic production and creating jobs within the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Spain\u2019s main collective decision-making body approved \u20ac6.89 billion in defence investment loans this week to help modernise the country\u2019s military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more on this story, watch the video in the media player above.<\/strong><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1760616102,"updatedAt":1760702759,"publishedAt":1760702504,"firstPublishedAt":1760702504,"lastPublishedAt":1760702504,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/51\/40\/81\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_690acf03-39c7-5c72-bbcd-9ab7ec396cc9-9514081.jpg","altText":"These \u201cflying gas stations\u201d will enable longer missions.","caption":"These \u201cflying gas stations\u201d will enable longer 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Why travellers are chasing \u2018stormcations\u2019 in the Faroe Islands","leadin":"With ferocious winds, falling sheep and cliffside hikes, the Faroe Islands aren\u2019t for the faint-hearted.","summary":"With ferocious winds, falling sheep and cliffside hikes, the Faroe Islands aren\u2019t for the faint-hearted.","keySentence":"","url":"stormcations-and-mystery-why-travellers-are-braving-the-elements-for-faroe-island-adventur","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/10\/17\/stormcations-and-mystery-why-travellers-are-braving-the-elements-for-faroe-island-adventur","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The tiny Faroe Islands in the north Atlantic could be a poor choice for travellers with vertigo, seasickness or a fear of enclosed spaces. There are crumbling cliffs, sudden gale-force winds and hillsides so steep that even the sheep can tumble.\n\nThree tourists disappeared over two days in September. Police told the media their last locations were near a well-known waterfall that drops into the sea. Be careful, a shaken staffer at the site\u2019s entrance said days later. \u201cCome back.\u201d\n\nThe risks come with landscapes so dramatic that one became the site for James Bond\u2019s end in No Time to Die. Now the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory under Denmark, like Greenland, are trying to handle a growing number of travellers also drawn by birdwatching, adventurous eating and \u201ccoolcations\u201d as global temperatures rise.\n\nNavigating a landscape where nature calls the shots\n\nThe Faroe Islands' sure-footed residents once hiked over mountain passes and manoeuvred wooden boats onto rocky shores just to visit church or each other. Unlike tourists, they know when to stay away from hiking trails alongside unprotected cliffs, and how disorienting sudden fogs can be.\n\n\u201cWhen you make a mistake here, nature usually wins,\u201d a food truck vendor at one popular site said.\n\nIt\u2019s easier than ever to learn that lesson while exploring the Faroe Islands, which for now are largely free of the zip-lined commercialization of one of its nearest neighbours, Iceland.\n\nA growing network of undersea tunnels, including what\u2019s called the world\u2019s first undersea roundabout, are helping to link the 18 islands. Rugged isolation is giving way to smooth highways, and Airbnb has hundreds of listings among a population of over 50,000 people.\n\nA new co-chairmanship of the Arctic Council is bringing more global visibility, along with a stunning run toward its first soccer World Cup.\n\nThe Faroe Islands' wild beauty demands respect\n\nAuthorities are trying to both encourage tourism and protect the Faroe Islands from it. A yearly \u201cclosed for maintenance\u201d programme began in 2019, with volunteers from around the world chosen to help with anti-erosion efforts, path upkeep and other work. The national museum later launched a project to protect lands and biodiversity.\n\nAnd this year, the tourism office introduced self-navigating tours that steer visitors from the churned-mud trails of the most popular spots to lesser-known areas.\n\nTour routes are revealed online as you go along. One sends users to a seaside village that hosts a popular music festival, followed by a tiny botanical garden, a fjord-side memorial to a deadly shipwreck and a small forest plantation enjoyed by Faroese on the otherwise treeless islands.\n\nThe last leg was along a one-lane road that at times had no guardrail between its lack of shoulder and the drop to the sea. Sheep walked along one stretch, another reason for visitors to stay alert in the stunning surroundings. (There\u2019s a police number to call if a driver hits one.)\n\nVisitors who love the outdoors can easily spend a week in the Faroe Islands cycling, fishing, trying an emerging sauna scene, eating sushi from locally farmed salmon and shopping for newly knitted wool sweaters. In the summer, boat tours include music concerts inside a sea cave or puffin-watching.\n\nWinters are fierce, but interest in the islands is starting to extend the peak tourist season into October.\n\nFierce winds and straightforward opinions\n\nVillages, especially in the wilder northern region, can have just a handful of residents. There are few tourist-focused businesses outside the capital, Torshavn, but the village of Gjogv has a welcoming guesthouse and cafe, and the village of Fuglafjordur has a charming main street and visitors\u2019 centre. English is widely spoken and displayed.\n\nJust be prepared for rain in the often-shifting weather, with webcams available from popular locations.\n\nAnd mind the guidance, even scolding, that some Faroese have posted for tourists who overstep.\n\n\u201cDue to unmannerly behaviour and lack of quietness on the graves, the cemetery is closed,\u201d said a sign on the church in the village of Saksun.\n\n\u201cDo not wash your shoes in the sink!\u201d said a sign at the ferry stop on Kalsoy island. A worker at the island\u2019s unexpected Thai restaurant \u2013 a sign of the small but growing migrant population \u2013 estimated that about 200 tourists a day came to a much-photographed lighthouse there this summer.\n\nThe official Visit Faroe Islands doesn\u2019t hold back, either, as it balances the appeal of growing tourism with the responsibility of warning travellers. Finding equilibrium is a long practice in the nation whose fishing-dominated economy requires cordial ties with a range of countries including Russia and China.\n\n\u201cStormcation,\u201d the Visit Faroe Islands site declares, but adds: \u201cFerocious wind can overturn cars, fling bicycles, wheelbarrows \u2013 and sheep \u2013 or anything else that\u2019s not anchored down.\u201d\n\n\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The tiny Faroe Islands in the north Atlantic could be a poor choice for travellers with vertigo, seasickness or a fear of enclosed spaces. There are crumbling cliffs, sudden gale-force winds and hillsides so steep that even the sheep can tumble.<\/p>\n<p>Three tourists disappeared over two days in September. Police told the media their last locations were near a well-known waterfall that drops into the sea. Be careful, a shaken staffer at the site\u2019s entrance said days later. \u201cCome back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The risks come with landscapes so dramatic that one became the site for James Bond\u2019s end in <em>No Time to Die<\/em>. Now the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory under Denmark, like Greenland, are trying to handle a growing number of travellers also drawn by birdwatching, adventurous eating and \u201c<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//04//21//coolcations-why-more-people-are-flocking-to-destinations-in-norway-finland-and-iceland-thi/">coolcations/u201d as global temperatures rise.<\/p>\n<h2>Navigating a landscape where nature calls the shots<\/h2>\n<p>The Faroe Islands' sure-footed residents once hiked over mountain passes and manoeuvred wooden boats onto rocky shores just to visit church or each other. Unlike tourists, they know when to stay away from hiking trails alongside unprotected cliffs, and how disorienting sudden fogs can be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you make a mistake here, nature usually wins,\u201d a food truck vendor at one popular site said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easier than ever to learn that lesson while exploring the Faroe Islands, which for now are largely free of the zip-lined commercialization of one of its nearest neighbours, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//08//24//are-you-doing-iceland-all-wrong-skip-the-ring-road-for-this-remote-hidden-gem-instead/">Iceland./n

Mountain hikes, canyoning and diving: Why Madeira could be your next adventure holiday destination<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//12//31//forget-the-caribbeans-golden-sands-castaway-for-adventure-in-the-unspoiled-island-haven-of/">Forget the Caribbean\u2019s golden sands: Castaway for adventure in the unspoiled island haven of Saba<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>A growing network of undersea tunnels, including what\u2019s called the world\u2019s first undersea roundabout, are helping to link the 18 islands. Rugged isolation is giving way to smooth highways, and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//02//02//airbnb-or-hotel-for-a-european-trip-cost-comfort-and-community-impact-compared/">Airbnb has hundreds of listings among a population of over 50,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>A new co-chairmanship of the Arctic Council is bringing more global visibility, along with a stunning run toward its first soccer World Cup.<\/p>\n<h2>The Faroe Islands' wild beauty demands respect<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities are trying to both encourage tourism and protect the Faroe Islands from it. A yearly \u201cclosed for maintenance\u201d programme began in 2019, with volunteers from around the world chosen to help with anti-erosion efforts, path upkeep and other work. The national museum later launched a project to protect lands and biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>And this year, the tourism office introduced self-navigating tours that steer visitors from the churned-mud trails of the most popular spots to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//07//24//european-travellers-turn-to-lesser-known-spots-and-shoulder-season-escapes-amid-overtouris/">lesser-known areas.<\/p>\n<p>Tour routes are revealed online as you go along. One sends users to a seaside village that hosts a popular music festival, followed by a tiny botanical garden, a fjord-side memorial to a deadly shipwreck and a small forest plantation enjoyed by Faroese on the otherwise treeless islands.<\/p>\n<p>The last leg was along a one-lane road that at times had no guardrail between its lack of shoulder and the drop to the sea. Sheep walked along one stretch, another reason for visitors to stay alert in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//09//07//from-scotland-to-venice-these-are-some-of-europes-most-scenic-train-journeys/">stunning surroundings<\/strong><\/a>. (There\u2019s a police number to call if a driver hits one.)<\/p>\n<p>Visitors who love the outdoors can easily spend a week in the Faroe Islands cycling, fishing, trying an emerging sauna scene, eating sushi from locally farmed salmon and shopping for newly knitted wool sweaters. In the summer, boat tours include music concerts inside a sea cave or puffin-watching.<\/p>\n<p>Winters are fierce, but interest in the islands is starting to extend the peak tourist season into October.<\/p>\n<h2>Fierce winds and straightforward opinions<\/h2>\n<p>Villages, especially in the wilder northern region, can have just a handful of residents. There are few tourist-focused businesses outside the capital, Torshavn, but the village of Gjogv has a welcoming guesthouse and cafe, and the village of Fuglafjordur has a charming main street and visitors\u2019 centre. English is widely spoken and displayed.<\/p>\n<p>Just be prepared for rain in the often-shifting weather, with webcams available from popular locations.<\/p>\n<p>And mind the guidance, even scolding, that some Faroese have posted for tourists who overstep.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//09//11//a-village-in-swedish-lapland-with-a-dwindling-population-is-paying-families-900-to-move-th/">Want to move to Sweden? This village in Lapland is paying families nearly \u20ac900 to move there<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//01//11//iceland-norway-germany-where-to-find-the-best-european-beaches-in-winter/">Iceland, Norway, Germany: Where to find the best European beaches in winter<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cDue to unmannerly behaviour and lack of quietness on the graves, the cemetery is closed,\u201d said a sign on the church in the village of Saksun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not wash your shoes in the sink!\u201d said a sign at the ferry stop on Kalsoy island. A worker at the island\u2019s unexpected Thai restaurant \u2013 a sign of the small but growing migrant population \u2013 estimated that about 200 tourists a day came to a much-photographed lighthouse there this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The official Visit Faroe Islands doesn\u2019t hold back, either, as it balances the appeal of growing tourism with the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//08//21//how-these-european-cities-are-using-innovative-rewards-to-boost-sustainable-tourism/">responsibility of warning travellers. Finding equilibrium is a long practice in the nation whose fishing-dominated economy requires cordial ties with a range of countries including Russia and China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStormcation,\u201d the Visit Faroe Islands site declares, but adds: \u201cFerocious wind can overturn cars, fling bicycles, wheelbarrows \u2013 and sheep \u2013 or anything else that\u2019s not anchored down.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1760617089,"updatedAt":1760683531,"publishedAt":1760680893,"firstPublishedAt":1760680893,"lastPublishedAt":1760680964,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/51\/41\/41\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0d2d0e74-db39-58b5-b600-467a6ee1d9a6-9514141.jpg","altText":"The Faroe Islands offer nature in all its beauty - and fury","caption":"The Faroe Islands offer nature in all its beauty - and fury","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Marc 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DENMARK SOCIAL MEDIA","daletPyramidId":2932258,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Denmark becomes latest European country to push social media ban for under-15s","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Denmark wants to ban social media for under-15s","titleListing2":"Denmark becomes latest European country to push social media ban for under-15s","leadin":"The Danish prime minister did not specify which social media platforms would be subject to the proposed ban.","summary":"The Danish prime minister did not specify which social media platforms would be subject to the proposed ban.","keySentence":"","url":"denmark-becomes-latest-european-country-to-push-social-media-ban-for-under-15s","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2025\/10\/08\/denmark-becomes-latest-european-country-to-push-social-media-ban-for-under-15s","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Denmark\u2019s prime minister is pushing for a ban on social media for children under age 15, saying mobile phones and social media are \u201cstealing our children's childhood\u201d.\n\nPrime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced the plan during a speech before the Danish parliament, the Folketing, on Tuesday. She called on lawmakers to ban \u201cmore\u201d social media for children under 15, with parents able to give their kids permission to use it from the age of 13.\n\nIn the European Union, children must be at least 13 to make social media accounts. But Frederiksen cited data showing that 94 per cent of Danish children had social media before that age.\n\n\u201cThey see things on the screen that they shouldn't,\u201d Frederiksen said. She pointed to anxiety, depression, a lack of concentration, and reading problems linked to social media, saying, \u201cwe have unleashed a monster\u201d.\n\nDenmark\u2019s prime minister is pushing for a ban on social media for children under age 15, saying mobile phones and social media are \u201cstealing our children's childhood\u201d.\n\nFrederiksen did not specify which social media platforms would be affected by the proposed restrictions.\n\nDenmark has also moved to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs, and has pushed for stricter EU-wide rules to protect children online.\n\nOther European countries have also taken steps to restrict social media and mobile phones for young people.\n\nIn June, the Dutch government advised parents not to allow children under age 15 to use social media such as TikTok and Instagram. Last year, French President Emmanuel Macron said he supported a social media ban for under-15s.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Denmark\u2019s prime minister is pushing for a ban on social media for children under age 15, saying mobile phones and social media are \u201cstealing our children's childhood\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced the plan during a speech before the Danish parliament, the Folketing, on Tuesday. She called on lawmakers to ban \u201cmore\u201d social media for children under 15, with parents able to give their kids permission to use it from the age of 13.<\/p>\n<p>In the European Union, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//06//11//debate-on-minors-access-to-social-media-networks-begins-with-three-eu-countries/">children must be at least 13<\/strong><\/a> to make social media accounts. But Frederiksen cited data showing that 94 per cent of Danish children had social media before that age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey see things on the screen that they shouldn't,\u201d Frederiksen said. She pointed to anxiety, depression, a lack of concentration, and reading problems linked to social media, saying, \u201cwe have unleashed a monster\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9487677\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//10//04//european-countries-want-kids-to-ditch-social-media-heres-how-experts-suggest-filling-the-v/">European countries want kids to ditch social media. Here\u2019s how experts suggest filling the void<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Frederiksen did not specify which social media platforms would be affected by the proposed restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark has also moved to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs, and has pushed for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//07//15//denmark-seeks-stronger-platform-rules-to-protect-minors-online/">stricter EU-wide rules<\/strong><\/a> to protect children online.<\/p>\n<p>Other European countries have also taken steps to restrict social media and mobile phones for young people.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//06//18//dutch-government-says-children-under-age-15-should-not-use-social-media-citing-health-impa/">Dutch government<\/strong><\/a> advised parents not to allow children under age 15 to use social media such as TikTok and Instagram. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//05//12//frances-ai-minister-calls-for-a-europe-wide-ban-on-social-media-for-children-under-15/">Last year,<\/strong><\/a> French President Emmanuel Macron said he supported a social media ban for under-15s.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1759907946,"updatedAt":1759912655,"publishedAt":1759911880,"firstPublishedAt":1759911880,"lastPublishedAt":1759911880,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/50\/13\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c154a761-700d-52a9-853a-70bc417ebad9-9501332.jpg","altText":"Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stands during a final press conference in Copenhagen on Oct. 1, 2025. 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DRONE DEFENCE","daletPyramidId":2884008,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Europe's position on Russia hardens as drone incursions, cyberattacks and sabotage incidents mount","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Europe hardens Russia stance as drone incursions and sabotage rise","titleListing2":"Europe's position on Russia hardens as drone incidents, cyberattacks and sabotage mount","leadin":"Speaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, European leaders called for more sanctions against Russia, notably targeting its energy sector.","summary":"Speaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, European leaders called for more sanctions against Russia, notably targeting its energy sector.","keySentence":"","url":"europes-position-on-russia-hardens-as-drone-incursions-cyberattacks-and-sabotage-incidents","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/10\/03\/europes-position-on-russia-hardens-as-drone-incursions-cyberattacks-and-sabotage-incidents","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Europe must take a more aggressive approach towards Russia by shooting down drones\u00a0that enter European airspace and boarding\u00a0shadow fleet\u00a0ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.\n\nSpeaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, Macron and other European leaders called for more\u00a0sanctions against Russia, notably targeting its energy sector, and emphasised that Ukraine is on the frontline of a widening hybrid war against Europe.\n\nThe positions of some of Europe\u2019s leaders towards the continuing drone incursions, acts of sabotage, cyberattacks and sanctions evasion appear to have hardened over two days of talks in Copenhagen, including a closed session among them without phones or advisors.\n\nMacron urged the more than 40 leaders at the European Political Community summit to simply protect their interests without signalling their intentions to Russian President Vladimir Putin.\n\n\"I think the main answer should be more unpredictability and more strategic ambiguity,\" he said.\n\n\"It's very important to have a clear message: drones which would violate our territories are just taking a big risk. They can be destroyed, full stop,\" he said. \"We are not here to provide the full notice. We will do what we have to do.\"\n\nMacron pointed to a decision by French authorities to\u00a0stop an oil tanker\u00a0on the European Union's shadow fleet sanction list and detain two of its crew, as an effective way to act.\n\nNaval experts believe the ship may have been used as a launchpad for drone flights over military installations and airports in Denmark.\n\nMacron said that Russia finances \"30 to 40% of the war effort\" via this shadow fleet of aging tankers of obscure ownership.\n\nMacron said that by seizing the ships, for a week or two, \"we completely break the efficiency of the organisation. So the shadow fleet is a very good target if you want to improve our efficiency to reduce these capacities.\"\n\nHe said that the same ship was checked by Estonian authorities in March.\n\nRussia is a threat to all of us, says Frederiksen\n\nDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who hosted the summit days after a series of drone incidents at Denmark\u2019s airports and military bases, said: \"It must be clear to everyone now, Russia will not stop until they are forced to do so.\"\n\nRussia, she said, is \"a threat not only to Ukraine but to all of us. Today, we have one major task ahead of us. We have to make our common Europe so strong that the war against us becomes unthinkable, and we have to do it now.\"\n\nFrederiksen warned her partners that Europe \"can no longer be na\u00efve. The war was never just about Ukraine. It is about Europe. All our nations, all our citizens, our values and our freedom.\"\n\nAfter the meeting, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that \"Putin should not underestimate our determination. There is truly a very strong unity and there is a very firm resolve to confront this aggression together and for that I am extremely grateful.\"\n\nPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged the leaders to abandon any \"illusions\" they might have about Russia's intentions. He said that Poland has been a constant victim of Russian intimidation, most notably a major drone intrusion\u00a0last month.\n\nThat incursion prompted Warsaw to activate Article 4 of the NATO Treaty to allow for consultations with allies.\n\nSince then, Poland has vowed to shoot down Russian drones that enter its airspace.\n\n\"The first illusion was, and is, that there's no war,\" Tusk said, referring to those who talk about\u00a0the war in Ukraine\u00a0as a \"full-scale aggression\" or use other euphemisms.\n\n\"No. It's war. A new type of war. Very complex, but it's war.\"\n\nAnother illusion, Tusk said, is \"that it is impossible for Ukraine and for all of us to win this war. It's absurd. The only Russian advantage, the only one, is mentality. We are much bigger than them,\" in terms of economic might and population, he said.\n\nTusk, whose country borders Belarus and Ukraine, added: \"We know that if they win against Ukraine, it is also in the future the end of my country and of Europe. I have no doubts.\"\n\nEconomic pressure\n\nUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that it was important to ramp up economic pressure on Putin.\n\n\"The economic pressure is having an effect, and we need to continue that. Pressure through further sanctions, bearing down on energy in particular, and on the shadow fleet,\" Starmer said before leaving the summit early to return to the UK after\u00a0a terrorist attack outside a synagogue in Manchester left two people dead.\n\nIt's also vital to put \"Ukraine in the strongest possible position and that then means more on air defences, more on long-range (missiles) and anti-drone\" capabilities that must be sent to the country, which is now in its fourth year of war, he added.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Europe must take a more aggressive approach towards Russia by shooting down drones\u00a0that enter European airspace and boarding\u00a0shadow fleet\u00a0ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, Macron and other European leaders called for more\u00a0sanctions against Russia, notably targeting its energy sector, and emphasised that Ukraine is on the frontline of a widening hybrid war against Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The positions of some of Europe\u2019s leaders towards the continuing drone incursions, acts of sabotage, cyberattacks and sanctions evasion appear to have hardened over two days of talks in Copenhagen, including a closed session among them without phones or advisors.<\/p>\n<p>Macron urged the more than 40 leaders at the European Political Community summit to simply protect their interests without signalling their intentions to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>\"I think the main answer should be more unpredictability and more strategic ambiguity,\" he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//49//41//70//808x539_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg/" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as he arrives for an informal summit at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, 1 October, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_81aed59b-4ed9-5c61-b82d-fac95f1d92ff-9494170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as he arrives for an informal summit at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, 1 October, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"It's very important to have a clear message: drones which would violate our territories are just taking a big risk. They can be destroyed, full stop,\" he said. \"We are not here to provide the full notice. We will do what we have to do.\"<\/p>\n<p>Macron pointed to a decision by French authorities to\u00a0stop an oil tanker\u00a0on the European Union's shadow fleet sanction list and detain two of its crew, as an effective way to act.<\/p>\n<p>Naval experts believe the ship may have been used as a launchpad for drone flights over military installations and airports in Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Macron said that Russia finances \"30 to 40% of the war effort\" via this shadow fleet of aging tankers of obscure ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Macron said that by seizing the ships, for a week or two, \"we completely break the efficiency of the organisation. So the shadow fleet is a very good target if you want to improve our efficiency to reduce these capacities.\"<\/p>\n<p>He said that the same ship was checked by Estonian authorities in March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//49//41//70//808x454_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg/" alt=\"A Russian &quot;Grad&quot; self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, 2 October, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/384x216_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/640x360_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/750x422_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/828x466_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1080x608_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1200x675_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1920x1080_cmsv2_90bf27fd-fd77-58f2-baf0-e1747174cbd0-9494170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Russian &quot;Grad&quot; self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, 2 October, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Russia is a threat to all of us, says Frederiksen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who hosted the summit days after a series of drone incidents at Denmark\u2019s airports and military bases, said: \"It must be clear to everyone now, Russia will not stop until they are forced to do so.\"<\/p>\n<p>Russia, she said, is \"a threat not only to Ukraine but to all of us. Today, we have one major task ahead of us. We have to make our common Europe so strong that the war against us becomes unthinkable, and we have to do it now.\"<\/p>\n<p>Frederiksen warned her partners that Europe \"can no longer be na\u00efve. The war was never just about Ukraine. It is about Europe. All our nations, all our citizens, our values and our freedom.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//49//41//70//808x539_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg/" alt=\"Emmanuel Macron, Mette Frederiksen, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk talk during a meeting of the European Political Community in Copenhagen, 2 October, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_7b7edb11-536b-52d0-bba3-7cb5a7445112-9494170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Emmanuel Macron, Mette Frederiksen, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk talk during a meeting of the European Political Community in Copenhagen, 2 October, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>After the meeting, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that \"Putin should not underestimate our determination. There is truly a very strong unity and there is a very firm resolve to confront this aggression together and for that I am extremely grateful.\"<\/p>\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged the leaders to abandon any \"illusions\" they might have about Russia's intentions. He said that Poland has been a constant victim of Russian intimidation, most notably a major drone intrusion\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n<p>That incursion prompted Warsaw to activate Article 4 of the NATO Treaty to allow for consultations with allies.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Poland has vowed to shoot down Russian drones that enter its airspace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9493968,9488460\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//10//02//exclusive-romanias-president-dan-pushes-for-moldova-and-ukraines-eu-bid-challenging-hungar/">Exclusive: Romania's President Dan pushes for Moldova and Ukraine\u2019s EU bid, challenging Hungary<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//10//02//us-intelligence-sharing-to-help-ukraine-knock-out-even-more-russias-refining-capacity/">US intelligence sharing to help Ukraine knock out even more Russia\u2019s refining capacity <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"The first illusion was, and is, that there's no war,\" Tusk said, referring to those who talk about\u00a0the war in Ukraine\u00a0as a \"full-scale aggression\" or use other euphemisms.<\/p>\n<p>\"No. It's war. A new type of war. Very complex, but it's war.\"<\/p>\n<p>Another illusion, Tusk said, is \"that it is impossible for Ukraine and for all of us to win this war. It's absurd. The only Russian advantage, the only one, is mentality. We are much bigger than them,\" in terms of economic might and population, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tusk, whose country borders Belarus and Ukraine, added: \"We know that if they win against Ukraine, it is also in the future the end of my country and of Europe. I have no doubts.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//49//41//70//808x539_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg/" alt=\"Britain&#39;s Prime Minister Kier Starmer talks to Ukraine&#39;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Copenhagen, 2 October, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_50834fb2-a5b0-5879-b8da-653c5a7aed33-9494170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Britain&#39;s Prime Minister Kier Starmer talks to Ukraine&#39;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Copenhagen, 2 October, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Economic pressure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that it was important to ramp up economic pressure on Putin.<\/p>\n<p>\"The economic pressure is having an effect, and we need to continue that. Pressure through further sanctions, bearing down on energy in particular, and on the shadow fleet,\" Starmer said before leaving the summit early to return to the UK after\u00a0a terrorist attack outside a synagogue in Manchester left two people dead.<\/p>\n<p>It's also vital to put \"Ukraine in the strongest possible position and that then means more on air defences, more on long-range (missiles) and anti-drone\" capabilities that must be sent to the country, which is now in its fourth year of war, he added. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1759424669,"updatedAt":1759484213,"publishedAt":1759467640,"firstPublishedAt":1759467640,"lastPublishedAt":1759484213,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/41\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_70b859a5-6f7d-505a-b3a3-c65bf17703bd-9494170.jpg","altText":"A Russian soldier launches a drone for an action in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, 24 September, 2025","caption":"A Russian soldier launches a drone 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DRONE EXPERTISE DENMARK","daletPyramidId":2856137,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Ukraine begins sharing drone expertise with Denmark deployment, Zelenskyy says","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Ukraine begins sharing drone expertise with Denmark, Zelenskyy says","titleListing2":"Ukraine begins sharing drone expertise with Denmark deployment, Zelenskyy says","leadin":"EU defence ministers agreed last week to build what they called a \"drone wall\" to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europe's airspace.","summary":"EU defence ministers agreed last week to build what they called a \"drone wall\" to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europe's airspace.","keySentence":"","url":"ukraine-begins-sharing-drone-expertise-with-denmark-deployment-zelenskyy-says","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/09\/30\/ukraine-begins-sharing-drone-expertise-with-denmark-deployment-zelenskyy-says","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Ukrainian military is sharing its expertise in fighting Russian drones with European countries, sending a mission to Denmark for joint exercises, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.\n\n\"Our group of specialists has begun deploying a mission in Denmark to share Ukraine\u2019s experience in countering drones,\" Zelenskyy said in a post on X.\n\nEuropean defence ministers agreed last week to build what\u00a0they called a \"drone wall\"\u00a0along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europe\u2019s airspace.\n\nEurope's readiness and technology are lagging far behind Ukraine and Russia as cutting-edge drone warfare has become a hallmark of\u00a0the three-year war\u00a0since Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022.\n\n\"Ukraine's experience is the most relevant in Europe today, and it is precisely our expertise, our specialists, and our technologies that can become a key element of future Europe\u2019s Drone Wall \u2013 a large-scale project that will guarantee security in the skies,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\nAirspace violations\n\nIn recent days, Denmark has reported drone sightings\u00a0at military facilities and over the country's airports.\n\nUnidentified drone activity was reported at the Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment base overnight into Saturday, as well as above the Karup Air Base, the country\u2019s biggest such military facility.\n\nThose sightings came just days after similar incidents forced the closure of some of Denmark\u2019s airports.\n\nDenmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the incident that forced the closure of Copenhagen Airport \"the most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date\".\n\nDanish intelligence officials, though careful not to directly accuse a specific country, said they regarded the risk of Russian espionage and sabotage in Denmark as high.\n\nPoland has also\u00a0turned to Ukraine\u00a0for expertise after Russian drones entered Polish airspace.\n\n\"The results of the mission in Denmark will shape the framework for cooperation with other European countries as well,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\nThe NATO military alliance is troubled, too, by European\u00a0airspace violations by Russian warplanes that are further straining relations with Moscow and fuelling fears that the fighting could spill beyond Ukraine's borders.\n\nEstonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal said earlier this month that the government had requested NATO Article 4 consultations with the alliance's allies following an airspace violation by Russian jets.\n\n\"This morning, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace. NATO fighters responded, and the Russian planes were forced to flee,\" Michal wrote in a post on X on 19 September.\n\n\"Such violation is totally unacceptable.\"\n\nEstonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said the jets entered Estonian airspace and lingered over the Gulf of Finland for 12 minutes.\n\nNo progress in peace process\n\nAt the same time, there is uncertainty about peace negotiations that were set in motion by the United States months ago but appear to be\u00a0making no headway.\n\nAhead of two summits in the Danish capital Copenhagen this week, NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark\u2019s air defences.\n\nDenmark also said it was banning all civilian drone flights from Monday to Friday, to \"remove the risk that enemy drones can be confused with legal drones and vice versa,\" the Danish transportation ministry said on Sunday.\n\n\"We cannot accept that foreign drones create uncertainty and disturbances in society, as we have experienced recently,\" Danish Transportation Minister Thomas Danielsen said in a statement.\n\n\"At the same time, Denmark will host EU leaders in the coming week, where we will have extra focus on security,\" Danielsen added.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Ukrainian military is sharing its expertise in fighting Russian drones with European countries, sending a mission to Denmark for joint exercises, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\"Our group of specialists has begun deploying a mission in Denmark to share Ukraine\u2019s experience in countering drones,\" Zelenskyy said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>European defence ministers agreed last week to build what\u00a0they called a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//09//26//eu-launches-drone-wall-to-detect-and-destroy/">/"drone wall\"<\/a>\u00a0along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europe\u2019s airspace.<\/p>\n<p>Europe's readiness and technology are lagging far behind Ukraine and Russia as cutting-edge drone warfare has become a hallmark of\u00a0the three-year war\u00a0since Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\"Ukraine's experience is the most relevant in Europe today, and it is precisely our expertise, our specialists, and our technologies that can become a key element of future Europe\u2019s Drone Wall \u2013 a large-scale project that will guarantee security in the skies,\" Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1972980264876794181\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Airspace violations<\/h2>\n<p>In recent days, Denmark has reported drone sightings\u00a0at military facilities and over the country's airports.<\/p>\n<p>Unidentified drone activity was reported at the Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment base overnight into Saturday, as well as above the Karup Air Base, the country\u2019s biggest such military facility.<\/p>\n<p>Those sightings came just days after similar incidents forced the closure of some of Denmark\u2019s airports.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the incident that forced the closure of Copenhagen Airport \"the most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//49//01//65//808x539_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg/" alt=\"Ukrainian soldiers prepare to launch an Avenger UAV drone in Ukraine&#39;s Kharkiv region, 24 September, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/384x256_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/640x427_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/750x500_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/828x552_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/1080x720_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/1200x800_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/1920x1280_cmsv2_3a0ed1cd-1e69-5b4c-b014-3fd10c31b21e-9490165.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ukrainian soldiers prepare to launch an Avenger UAV drone in Ukraine&#39;s Kharkiv region, 24 September, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Danish intelligence officials, though careful not to directly accuse a specific country, said they regarded the risk of Russian espionage and sabotage in Denmark as high.<\/p>\n<p>Poland has also\u00a0turned to Ukraine\u00a0for expertise after Russian drones entered Polish airspace.<\/p>\n<p>\"The results of the mission in Denmark will shape the framework for cooperation with other European countries as well,\" Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>The NATO military alliance is troubled, too, by European\u00a0airspace violations by Russian warplanes that are further straining relations with Moscow and fuelling fears that the fighting could spill beyond Ukraine's borders.<\/p>\n<p>Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal said earlier this month that the government had <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//09//19//russian-fighter-jets-violated-estonias-airspace-authorities-say/">requested NATO Article 4 consultations with the alliance's allies<\/a> following an airspace violation by Russian jets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//49//01//65//808x539_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg/" alt=\"Ukrainian servicemen navigate land and aerial drones near Kostiantynivka, 10 September, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/384x256_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/640x427_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/750x500_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/828x552_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/1080x720_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/1200x800_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/1920x1280_cmsv2_09cd4230-d7a3-5324-8655-e364980e5f6a-9490165.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ukrainian servicemen navigate land and aerial drones near Kostiantynivka, 10 September, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"This morning, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace. NATO fighters responded, and the Russian planes were forced to flee,\" Michal wrote in a post on X on 19 September.<\/p>\n<p>\"Such violation is totally unacceptable.\"<\/p>\n<p>Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said the jets entered Estonian airspace and lingered over the Gulf of Finland for 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>No progress in peace process<\/h2>\n<p>At the same time, there is uncertainty about peace negotiations that were set in motion by the United States months ago but appear to be\u00a0making no headway.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of two summits in the Danish capital Copenhagen this week, NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark\u2019s air defences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9488337,9488562\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul 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Danish transportation ministry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\"We cannot accept that foreign drones create uncertainty and disturbances in society, as we have experienced recently,\" Danish Transportation Minister Thomas Danielsen said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\"At the same time, Denmark will host EU leaders in the coming week, where we will have extra focus on security,\" Danielsen added.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1759236988,"updatedAt":1759240306,"publishedAt":1759240301,"firstPublishedAt":1759240301,"lastPublishedAt":1759240301,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/49\/01\/65\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e137b288-cc21-59be-b2fb-efde7ee93e57-9490165.jpg","altText":"Ukrainian servicemen prepare a Kazkhan drone that delivers supply and carry heavy bombs on the front line near Chasiv Yar, 15 May, 2025","caption":"Ukrainian servicemen prepare a Kazkhan drone that delivers supply and carry heavy bombs on the front line near Chasiv Yar, 15 May, 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BANS CIVILIAN DRONE FLIGHTS","daletPyramidId":2841015,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Denmark bans all drone flights ahead of European Summit in Copenhagen","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Denmark bans all drone flights ahead of European Summit in Copenhagen","titleListing2":"Denmark bans all drone flights ahead of European Summit in Copenhagen","leadin":"The Danish transportation ministry said that \u201call civilian drone flying in Danish airspace will be prohibited\u201d from Monday to Friday to \u201cremove the risk that enemy drones can be confused with legal drones and vice versa.\"","summary":"The Danish transportation ministry said that \u201call civilian drone flying in Danish airspace will be prohibited\u201d from Monday to Friday to \u201cremove the risk that enemy drones can be confused with legal drones and vice versa.\"","keySentence":"","url":"denmark-bans-all-drone-flights-ahead-of-european-summit-in-copenhagen","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/09\/29\/denmark-bans-all-drone-flights-ahead-of-european-summit-in-copenhagen","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Denmark has decided to ban all civilian drone flights from Monday to Friday after UAVs were again observed above several military facilities over the weekend, in the latest incident involving unauthorised incursions Danish authorities said were \"hybrid attacks\".\n\nAs Denmark gears up for the upcoming European Union Summit in Copenhagen, \u201call civilian drones flying in Danish airspace will be prohibited\" to \u201cremove the risk that enemy drones can be confused with legal drones and vice versa,\u201d the Danish Transportation Ministry said Sunday.\n\n\u201cWe cannot accept that foreign drones create uncertainty and disturbances in society, as we have experienced recently,\" Danish Transportation Minister Thomas Danielsen said in a statement.\n\n\"At the same time, Denmark will host EU leaders in the coming week, where we will have extra focus on security,\u201d Danielsen added.\n\n\u201cA violation of the prohibition can result in a fine or imprisonment for up to two years,\" according to the statement.\n\nThe ban does not apply to military drone flights, drones used by state-run aviation, including police and emergency services, as well as municipal and regional emergency and health-related operations.\n\nDenmark's defence ministry said it had again observed drones at several of its armed forces' locations on Sunday, a day after it had \u201cseveral capacities deployed\u201d following separate sightings on Saturday.\n\nFollowing a NATO meeting in Riga on Saturday, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe spokesperson Colonel Martin O\u2019Donnell announced that \u201cwe will conduct even more enhanced vigilance with new multi-domain assets in the Baltic Sea region, which includes Denmark, under Baltic Sentry.\u201d\n\nHe also said that NATO leaders were in constant contact with Danish officials following the drone sightings.\n\nGerman frigate arrives in Copenhagen\n\nOn Sunday afternoon, the Danish Defence Ministry announced that the German air defence frigate FGS Hamburg had arrived in Copenhagen.\n\n\u201cHere, the ship will contribute to strengthening Denmark\u2019s surveillance of the airspace in connection with the upcoming EU summit in Copenhagen,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.\n\n\u201cThe German frigate is part of NATO\u2019s Baltic Sentry activity, which is intended to strengthen NATO\u2019s presence along the alliance\u2019s eastern flank.\u201d\n\nSeparately, Germany stated that following a request from Denmark its armed forces would provide military support for the upcoming EU summit through Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) capabilities, which utilise detection systems that employ radar, optical and acoustic technologies.\n\nSweden had already announced earlier that it would \"lend Denmark a military anti-drone capability\u201d without giving further details.\n\nTensions have been running high in Denmark following multiple reports of drone sightings last week that temporarily forced Danish airports to shut down.\n\nDanish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said last Thursday that the goal of the flyovers is to sow fear and division, adding that the country will seek additional ways to neutralise drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners to shoot them down.\n\nWhile it is not clear who is behind the drone activity, Denmark\u2019s prime minister and NATO\u2019s secretary-general said last week that Russian involvement could not be ruled out.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Denmark has decided to ban all civilian drone flights from Monday to Friday after UAVs were again observed above several military facilities over the weekend, in the latest incident involving unauthorised incursions Danish authorities said were \"hybrid attacks\".<\/p>\n<p>As Denmark gears up for the upcoming European Union Summit in Copenhagen, \u201call civilian drones flying in Danish airspace will be prohibited\" to \u201cremove the risk that enemy drones can be confused with legal drones and vice versa,\u201d the Danish Transportation Ministry said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot accept that foreign drones create uncertainty and disturbances in society, as we have experienced recently,\" Danish Transportation Minister Thomas Danielsen said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\"At the same time, Denmark will host EU leaders in the coming week, where we will have extra focus on security,\u201d Danielsen added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA violation of the prohibition can result in a fine or imprisonment for up to two years,\" according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The ban does not apply to military drone flights, drones used by state-run aviation, including police and emergency services, as well as municipal and regional emergency and health-related operations.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark's defence ministry said it had again observed drones at several of its armed forces' locations on Sunday, a day after it had \u201cseveral capacities deployed\u201d following separate sightings on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Following a NATO meeting in Riga on Saturday, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe spokesperson Colonel Martin O\u2019Donnell announced that \u201cwe will conduct even more enhanced vigilance with new multi-domain assets in the Baltic Sea region, which includes Denmark, under Baltic Sentry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said that NATO leaders were in constant contact with Danish officials following the drone sightings.<\/p>\n<h2>German frigate arrives in Copenhagen<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday afternoon, the Danish Defence Ministry announced that the German air defence frigate FGS Hamburg had arrived in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere, the ship will contribute to strengthening Denmark\u2019s surveillance of the airspace in connection with the upcoming EU summit in Copenhagen,\u201d the ministry said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe German frigate is part of NATO\u2019s Baltic Sentry activity, which is intended to strengthen NATO\u2019s presence along the alliance\u2019s eastern flank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Germany stated that following a request from Denmark its armed forces would provide military support for the upcoming EU summit through Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) capabilities, which utilise detection systems that employ radar, optical and acoustic technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden had already announced earlier that it would \"lend Denmark a military anti-drone capability\u201d without giving further details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9485975,9482665\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li 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drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners to shoot them down.<\/p>\n<p>While it is not clear who is behind the drone activity, Denmark\u2019s prime minister and NATO\u2019s secretary-general said last week that Russian involvement could not be ruled out.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1759124504,"updatedAt":1759136164,"publishedAt":1759127110,"firstPublishedAt":1759127110,"lastPublishedAt":1759136164,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/73\/39\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6a20ba8b-0a29-59fd-b7ab-310ba1bcacbb-9487339.jpg","altText":"The German Navy air defense frigate FGS Hamburg F220 is docked in Copenhagen on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. 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NEW DRONES DETECTED","daletPyramidId":2830023,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Drones observed over one of Denmark's largest military installations","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Drones observed over one of Denmark's largest military installations","titleListing2":"Drones observed over one of Denmark's largest military installations","leadin":"More unidentified drones were seen over Denmark overnight into Saturday, just days after a major drone sighting prompted the closure of the country\u2019s main airports on Monday in what officials slammed as a \u201chybrid attack\u201d.","summary":"More unidentified drones were seen over Denmark overnight into Saturday, just days after a major drone sighting prompted the closure of the country\u2019s main airports on Monday in what officials slammed as a \u201chybrid attack\u201d.","keySentence":"","url":"drones-observed-over-one-of-denmarks-largest-military-installations","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/09\/27\/drones-observed-over-one-of-denmarks-largest-military-installations","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Danish defence ministry said that \u201cdrones have been observed at several of Danish defence facilities\u201d overnight into Saturday.\n\nThe renewed drone sightings come after there were several drone sightings in the Nordic country earlier this week, with some of them temporarily shutting down Danish airports.\n\nThe Danish defence ministry said in a statement that drone activity was noticed at Skrydstrup Air Base, in southern Denmark, and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment base.\n\nLocal media outlets reported that one or more drones were also seen near or above the military Karup Air Base, which is the country\u2019s biggest military base.\n\nThe Defence ministry refused to confirm the sighting at Karup and said later that \u201cfor reasons of operational security and the ongoing investigation, the Defence Command Denmark does not wish to elaborate further on drone sightings.\u201d\n\nDanish public broadcaster, DR, reported that in Karup, there were drones in the air both inside and outside the fence of the air base at around 8 pm local time, quoting Simon Skelkj\u00e6r, the duty manager at the Central and West Jutland Police.\n\nDR says the airspace was closed to civil air traffic for a period of time following the incident, adding that did not have much practical significance as there is currently no civil aviation in Karup.\n\nThe drones observed flying above Copenhagen airport on Monday grounded flights in the Danish capital for hours, according to authorities, who slammed the incident as \u201chybrid attacks\u201d.\n\nDanish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said on Thursday that the goal of the flyovers is to sow fear and division. He added that Copenhagen will seek additional ways to neutralise drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners affected by the incursions to shoot them down.\n\nIn neighbouring Germany, several drones were reported in the early hours of Saturday in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which borders Denmark.\n\n\u201cState police are currently significantly stepping up their drone defence measures, also in coordination with other northern German states,\u201d said Sabine S\u00fctterlin-Waack, the state's interior minister.\n\nThe repeated unexplained drone activity, including over five Danish airports earlier this week, including the largest and busiest, Copenhagen Airport, has raised concerns about security in northern Europe amid suspected growing Russian aggression.\n\nFor the upcoming European Union summit next week, the Danish defence ministry confirmed on X that the country's government had accepted an offer from Sweden to \u201clend Denmark a military anti-drone capability,\u201d without giving further details.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Danish defence ministry said that \u201cdrones have been observed at several of Danish defence facilities\u201d overnight into Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed drone sightings come after there were several drone sightings in the Nordic country earlier this week, with some of them temporarily shutting down Danish airports.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish defence ministry said in a statement that drone activity was noticed at Skrydstrup Air Base, in southern Denmark, and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment base.<\/p>\n<p>Local media outlets reported that one or more drones were also seen near or above the military Karup Air Base, which is the country\u2019s biggest military base.<\/p>\n<p>The Defence ministry refused to confirm the sighting at Karup and said later that \u201cfor reasons of operational security and the ongoing investigation, the Defence Command Denmark does not wish to elaborate further on drone sightings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//48//59//75//808x539_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg/" alt=\"A mobile radar installation is seen at the Danish military site on Amager, on the coast of Oresund, the sea between Denmark and Sweden, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/384x256_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/640x427_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/750x500_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/828x552_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/1080x720_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/1200x800_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/1920x1281_cmsv2_2bd42de7-fb9d-5c6c-82a1-9cc02be0f048-9485975.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A mobile radar installation is seen at the Danish military site on Amager, on the coast of Oresund, the sea between Denmark and Sweden, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Steven Knap\/Steven Knap<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Danish public broadcaster, DR, reported that in Karup, there were drones in the air both inside and outside the fence of the air base at around 8 pm local time, quoting Simon Skelkj\u00e6r, the duty manager at the Central and West Jutland Police.<\/p>\n<p>DR says the airspace was closed to civil air traffic for a period of time following the incident, adding that did not have much practical significance as there is currently no civil aviation in Karup.<\/p>\n<p>The drones observed flying above Copenhagen airport on Monday grounded flights in the Danish capital for hours, according to authorities, who slammed the incident as \u201chybrid attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said on Thursday that the goal of the flyovers is to sow fear and division. He added that Copenhagen will seek additional ways to neutralise drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners affected by the incursions to shoot them down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//48//59//75//808x539_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg/" alt=\"Aalborg Airport in Denmark after drones were observed on the airport overnight into Thursday, and the airspace over the airport was closed, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/384x256_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/640x427_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/750x500_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/828x552_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/1080x720_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/1200x800_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/75\/1920x1281_cmsv2_1b28b09a-3c82-5955-8aa9-e818c1117445-9485975.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Aalborg Airport in Denmark after drones were observed on the airport overnight into Thursday, and the airspace over the airport was closed, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Bo Amstrup\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In neighbouring Germany, several drones were reported in the early hours of Saturday in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which borders Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cState police are currently significantly stepping up their drone defence measures, also in coordination with other northern German states,\u201d said Sabine S\u00fctterlin-Waack, the state's interior minister.<\/p>\n<p>The repeated unexplained drone activity, including over five Danish airports earlier this week, including the largest and busiest, Copenhagen Airport, has raised concerns about security in northern Europe amid suspected growing Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p>For the upcoming European Union summit next week, the Danish defence ministry confirmed on X that the country's government had accepted an offer from Sweden to \u201clend Denmark a military anti-drone capability,\u201d without giving further details.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1758965355,"updatedAt":1758981327,"publishedAt":1758967594,"firstPublishedAt":1758967594,"lastPublishedAt":1758981327,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/59\/97\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a6b89ef4-9764-5981-97e2-a34eabdae81d-9485997.jpg","altText":"A mobile radar installation is seen at the Danish military site on Amager, Pionegaarden, the sea between Denmark and Sweden, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. 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","leadin":"Suspected drone activity disrupted Denmark's Aalborg airport for the second time within 24 hours on Thursday evening, after Copenhagen alerted NATO and the EU over a similar \"hybrid attack\" the day before.","summary":"Suspected drone activity disrupted Denmark's Aalborg airport for the second time within 24 hours on Thursday evening, after Copenhagen alerted NATO and the EU over a similar \"hybrid attack\" the day before.","keySentence":"","url":"denmarks-aalborg-airport-closes-again-over-suspected-drone-hybrid-attack","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/09\/26\/denmarks-aalborg-airport-closes-again-over-suspected-drone-hybrid-attack","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Suspected drone activity forced Denmark's Aalborg airport to close for a second time in just 24 hours right before midnight on Friday, the latest in a slew of similar incidents that prompted Danish authorities to alert NATO and the EU.\n\nThe incursion forced the airport, which is used for both commercial and military flights, to shut down from 11 pm to 12 am after an object was sighted in the sky.\n\nIt is the latest instance of drone activity Danish authorities deemed a well-organised hybrid attack, raising further concerns about security in northern Europe amid growing Russian airspace incursions.\n\nSpeaking at a press conference on Thursday, Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that a \u201cprofessional actor\u201d was behind the \u201csystematic operation\u201d that was difficult to fight against.\n\n\u201cThis is an arms race against time because technology is constantly evolving,\u201d Lund Poulsen said, while remaining positive that the culprits will be brought to justice.\n\n\"We are going to find the people who are behind this,\" he stated.\n\nThe goal of the flyovers was to sow fear and division, Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said Thursday, adding that the country will seek additional means to neutralise drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners to shoot them down.\n\nDanish intelligence officials further stated that the risk of Russian espionage and sabotage in Denmark is high.\n\n\u201cWe have seen this in other parts of Europe, and we must also expect to see it in Denmark,\u201d Danish Security Intelligence Service chief Finn Borch told a news conference Thursday night.\n\nAuthorities said there was no imminent danger to the public, however.\n\nEuropean 'drone wall' in the works\n\nEarlier this week, flights were halted for several hours at Aalborg Airport, after drone sightings began shortly before 10 pm Wednesday and ended just before 1 am Thursday.\n\nThree airports in Esbjerg, S\u00f8nderborg and Skrydstrup were also impacted. Skrydstrup is an air base that is home to some of the Danish military's fighter jets.\n\nThe drones appeared to be flying around the airports with their orientation lights turned on, making them visible, but authorities decided against attempting to shoot down the drones, police said. Additional details were not immediately available.\n\nThe latest drone activity came just days after a similar incident at Copenhagen Airport, conducted by what police call a \u201ccapable actor\u201d.\n\nThe drones grounded flights in the Danish capital for hours Monday night, prompting concerns that Russia could be behind the flyover above the region's largest airport.\n\nWhile it was not immediately clear who was behind the flyover, authorities including NATO\u2019s Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that Russian involvement could not be ruled out.\n\nDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the Copenhagen incident \u201cthe most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date.\u201d\n\nFrederiksen said she was in contact with Rutte.\n\n\"We agreed that NATO would work with Denmark on what we can do together to ensure safety and security,\u201d she wrote on the social platform X.\n\nDenmark will join a group of neighbouring countries on Friday to discuss the European Union\u2019s plans for a \"drone wall,\" in what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said was \u201cthe bedrock of credible defence\u201d.\n\nSecurity concerns in Europe have escalated as the number of Moscow-linked drone sightings and incursions continues to rise.\n\nOn Tuesday, NATO warned Russia that it would use all means to defend against any further breaches of its airspace after the downing of Russian drones over Poland earlier this month and an intrusion of Russian fighter jets into Estonian airspace last week.\n\nSpeaking before the latest drone sightings in Denmark, French President Emmanuel Macron argued that NATO nations would have to react \u201cmore strongly\u201d to Russian incursions. He did not detail the potential response.\n\n\u201cWe cannot allow the idea to take root that Poland, Estonia (and) Romania are in a weak situation because the next step would be Germany and then us,\u201d Macron said in an interview with broadcasters France 24 and RFI.\n\nRussia has rejected the allegations of its involvement in the drone incidents.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Suspected drone activity forced Denmark's Aalborg airport to close for a second time in just 24 hours right before midnight on Friday, the latest in a slew of similar incidents that prompted Danish authorities to alert NATO and the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The incursion forced the airport, which is used for both commercial and military flights, to shut down from 11 pm to 12 am after an object was sighted in the sky. <\/p>\n<p>It is the latest instance of drone activity Danish authorities deemed a well-organised hybrid attack, raising further concerns about security in northern Europe amid growing Russian airspace incursions.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that a \u201cprofessional actor\u201d was behind the \u201csystematic operation\u201d that was difficult to fight against.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an arms race against time because technology is constantly evolving,\u201d Lund Poulsen said, while remaining positive that the culprits will be brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are going to find the people who are behind this,\" he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the flyovers was to sow fear and division, Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said Thursday, adding that the country will seek additional means to neutralise drones, including proposing legislation to allow infrastructure owners to shoot them down.<\/p>\n<p>Danish intelligence officials further stated that the risk of Russian espionage and sabotage in Denmark is high. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen this in other parts of Europe, and we must also expect to see it in Denmark,\u201d Danish Security Intelligence Service chief Finn Borch told a news conference Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said there was no imminent danger to the public, however.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6572265625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//48//43//07//808x532_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg/" alt=\"Danish police and Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) are present at DSB on Kystvejen by Copenhagen Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/43\/07\/384x252_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/43\/07\/640x421_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/43\/07\/750x493_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/43\/07\/828x544_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/43\/07\/1080x710_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/43\/07\/1200x789_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/48\/43\/07\/1920x1262_cmsv2_28706979-16e0-581a-84b6-c8528135795e-9484307.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Danish police and Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) are present at DSB on Kystvejen by Copenhagen Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Steven Knap\/Steven Knap<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>European 'drone wall' in the works<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this week, flights were halted for several hours at Aalborg Airport, after drone sightings began shortly before 10 pm Wednesday and ended just before 1 am Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Three airports in Esbjerg, S\u00f8nderborg and Skrydstrup were also impacted. Skrydstrup is an air base that is home to some of the Danish military's fighter jets.<\/p>\n<p>The drones appeared to be flying around the airports with their orientation lights turned on, making them visible, but authorities decided against attempting to shoot down the drones, police said. Additional details were not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>The latest drone activity came just days after a similar incident at Copenhagen Airport, conducted by what police call a \u201ccapable actor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The drones grounded flights in the Danish capital for hours Monday night, prompting concerns that Russia could be behind the flyover above the region's largest airport.<\/p>\n<p>While it was not immediately clear who was behind the flyover, authorities including NATO\u2019s Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that Russian involvement could not be ruled out. <\/p>\n<p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the Copenhagen incident \u201cthe most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9482665,9464640\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//09//25//denmark-is-on-alert-after-unauthorised-drone-activity-over-four-airports-on-wednesday-nigh/">Denmark alerts NATO and EU after coordinated drone attacks at its airports<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//09//17//pro-russian-disinformation-spreads-false-narrative-about-drone-incursion-in-poland/">Pro-Russian disinformation spreads false narrative about drone incursion in Poland<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Frederiksen said she was in contact with Rutte.<\/p>\n<p>\"We agreed that NATO would work with Denmark on what we can do together to ensure safety and security,\u201d she wrote on the social platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark will join a group of neighbouring countries on Friday to discuss the European Union\u2019s plans for a \"drone wall,\" in what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said was \u201cthe bedrock of credible defence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Security concerns in Europe have escalated as the number of Moscow-linked drone sightings and incursions continues to rise.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, NATO warned Russia that it would use all means to defend against any further breaches of its airspace after the downing of Russian drones over Poland earlier this month and an intrusion of Russian fighter jets into Estonian airspace last week.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking before the latest drone sightings in Denmark, French President Emmanuel Macron argued that NATO nations would have to react \u201cmore strongly\u201d to Russian incursions. He did not detail the potential response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow the idea to take root that Poland, Estonia (and) Romania are in a weak situation because the next step would be Germany and then us,\u201d Macron said in an interview with broadcasters France 24 and RFI.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has rejected the allegations of its involvement in the drone incidents.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1758864257,"updatedAt":1759318492,"publishedAt":1758876483,"firstPublishedAt":1758876483,"lastPublishedAt":1759318492,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"Aalborg Airport after drones were observed and the airspace over the airport was closed, 25 September 2025","callToActionText":null,"width":1457,"caption":"Aalborg Airport after drones were observed and the airspace over the airport was closed, 25 September 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NEW DRONES","daletPyramidId":2809838,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Denmark alerts NATO and EU after coordinated drone attacks at its airports","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Denmark alerts NATO after coordinated drone attacks at its airports","titleListing2":"Denmark alerts NATO and EU after coordinated drone attacks at its airports","leadin":"Denmark is on high alert after unauthorised drones targeted airports, leading to the closure of Aalborg airport. Authorities suspect Russian involvement.","summary":"Denmark is on high alert after unauthorised drones targeted airports, leading to the closure of Aalborg airport. Authorities suspect Russian involvement.","keySentence":"","url":"denmark-is-on-alert-after-unauthorised-drone-activity-over-four-airports-on-wednesday-nigh","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/09\/25\/denmark-is-on-alert-after-unauthorised-drone-activity-over-four-airports-on-wednesday-nigh","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Denmark has reached out to NATO and the EU after it was forced to close Aalborg airport and placed three other airports on alert on Thursday as unauthorised drones conducted what authorities described as coordinated attacks.\n\nCopenhagen was considering whether to trigger the alliance's Article 4, in what was a hybrid attack involving a \"systematic approach\" carried out by professionals in flying drones near critical infrastructure, Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at a press conference on Thursday.\n\nAuthorisation was given to shoot down the drones in case of future incidents, authorities said.\n\n\"We are going to find the people who are behind this,\" Lund Poulsen said.\n\n\"We have various military capabilities that can help defend Denmark, F-35 and our frigates,\" he added.\n\nHowever, Lund Poulsen further stated that Denmark is lacking in tools needed to address the threat that is \"here to stay\" and it does not have a ground-based air defence system, which the government decided to purchase this month.\n\nIt would still not be fully effective in fighting the type of drone that appeared above Denmark on Thursday, he added.\n\n\"There is no single capacity that will make this go away.\"\n\n\"We need to have a wide range of tools to combat what comes our way, whether it's missiles or drones,\" said Lund Poulsen.\n\nAalborg, Esbjerg,\u00a0Sonderborg\u00a0and Skrydstrup airports were all affected overnight on Thursday.\n\nThe Aalborg airport, located in northern Denmark and one of the country\u2019s largest, was closed, the Danish police announced. The drones disrupting its operations left the area after about three hours, according to reports.\n\nThe North Jutland Police released a statement saying they were closely monitoring the situation at Aalborg, but could not indicate the number of drones involved.\n\nThe unauthorised drone incursion over Denmark follows similar incidents at Copenhagen and Oslo airports that officials suspect may involve Russian interference.\n\nCopenhagen and Oslo airports also targeted\n\nOn Monday evening, the Copenhagen airport was affected by a similar incident, which raised security concerns about possible Russian involvement.\n\nAuthorities said the drones at Aalborg followed a similar pattern to the ones that had halted flights at Copenhagen.\n\nThe drone attack affected the Danish armed forces and was categorised as \"the most serious attack yet on Denmark's infrastructure\" by the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.\n\nAuthorities in Norway also shut the airspace at Oslo airport for three hours on Monday evening due to possible danger from unauthorised drone activity.\n\n\"The drones that halted flights at Copenhagen airport were part of a pattern of persistent contestation at our borders,\" European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.\n\nAlthough Norwegian and Danish authorities are working together on the Copenhagen and Oslo incidents, their investigation has not yet established a connection, Norway's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday.\n\nCommercial drones are generally not capable of taking off and flying near airports, as these areas are designated as \"no-fly zones\" in their GPS software.\n\nEurope is on high alert\n\nEurope has been on high alert after several NATO members reported airspace violations by Russia.\n\nLast week, Estonia and Poland triggered Article 4 to request consultations with other NATO allies regarding such incursions in separate incidents.\n\nRomania, another NATO member, also reported a breach by Russian drones in its airspace.\n\nRussia denied violating Estonia's airspace, while it insisted the Polish incursion was not deliberate. However, it did not comment on the Romania incident.\n\nAfter meeting on Tuesday, NATO issued a statement condemning Russia's actions and warned that it would use \"all necessary military and non-military tools\" to defend itself.\n\n\"Russia bears full responsibility for these actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation, and endanger lives. They must stop,\" the statement said.\n\n\"We are a defensive alliance, yes, but we are not naive, so we see what is happening,\" NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte noted.\n\nOn the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, US President Donald Trump suggested that NATO member states should shoot down Russian planes breaching their airspace.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Denmark has reached out to NATO and the EU after it was forced to close Aalborg airport and placed three other airports on alert on Thursday as unauthorised drones conducted what authorities described as coordinated attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen was considering whether to trigger the alliance's Article 4, in what was a hybrid attack involving a \"systematic approach\" carried out by professionals in flying drones near critical infrastructure, Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Authorisation was given to shoot down the drones in case of future incidents, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are going to find the people who are behind this,\" Lund Poulsen said.<\/p>\n<p>\"We have various military capabilities that can help defend Denmark, F-35 and our frigates,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lund Poulsen further stated that Denmark is lacking in tools needed to address the threat that is \"here to stay\" and it does not have a ground-based air defence system, which the government decided to purchase this month. <\/p>\n<p>It would still not be fully effective in fighting the type of drone that appeared above Denmark on Thursday, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\"There is no single capacity that will make this go away.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"We need to have a wide range of tools to combat what comes our way, whether it's missiles or drones,\" said Lund Poulsen.<\/p>\n<p>Aalborg, Esbjerg,\u00a0Sonderborg\u00a0and Skrydstrup airports were all affected overnight on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Aalborg airport, located in northern Denmark and one of the country\u2019s largest, was closed, the Danish police announced. The drones disrupting its operations left the area after about three hours, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The North Jutland Police released a statement saying they were closely monitoring the situation at Aalborg, but could not indicate the number of drones involved.<\/p>\n<p>The unauthorised drone incursion over Denmark follows similar incidents at Copenhagen and Oslo airports that officials suspect may involve Russian interference.<\/p>\n<h2>Copenhagen and Oslo airports also targeted<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday evening, the Copenhagen airport was affected by a similar incident, which raised security concerns about possible Russian involvement. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the drones at Aalborg followed a similar pattern to the ones that had halted flights at Copenhagen. <\/p>\n<p>The drone attack affected the Danish armed forces and was categorised as \"the most serious attack yet on Denmark's infrastructure\" by the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Norway also shut the airspace at Oslo airport for three hours on Monday evening due to possible danger from unauthorised drone activity. <\/p>\n<p>\"The drones that halted flights at Copenhagen airport were part of a pattern of persistent contestation at our borders,\" European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Although Norwegian and Danish authorities are working together on the Copenhagen and Oslo incidents, their investigation has not yet established a connection, Norway's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial drones are generally not capable of taking off and flying near airports, as these areas are designated as \"no-fly zones\" in their GPS software. <\/p>\n<h2>Europe is on high alert<\/h2>\n<p>Europe has been on high alert after several NATO members reported airspace violations by Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Estonia and Poland triggered Article 4 to request consultations with other NATO allies regarding such incursions in separate incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Romania, another NATO member, also reported a breach by Russian drones in its airspace.<\/p>\n<p>Russia denied violating Estonia's airspace, while it insisted the Polish incursion was not deliberate. However, it did not comment on the Romania incident. <\/p>\n<p>After meeting on Tuesday, NATO issued a statement condemning Russia's actions and warned that it would use \"all necessary military and non-military tools\" to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p>\"Russia bears full responsibility for these actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation, and endanger lives. 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will pay Greenlandic women","daletPyramidId":2792131,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Denmark to offer payouts to Greenlandic women subject to forced contraception","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Denmark to offer payout to Greenlandic victims of forced contraception","titleListing2":"Denmark to offer payouts to Greenlandic women subject to forced contraception","leadin":"The move follows a public apology by Denmark\u2019s prime minister last month.","summary":"The move follows a public apology by Denmark\u2019s prime minister last month.","keySentence":"","url":"denmark-to-offer-payouts-to-greenlandic-women-subject-to-forced-contraception","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/09\/23\/denmark-to-offer-payouts-to-greenlandic-women-subject-to-forced-contraception","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Danish government will offer payouts to Greenlandic women who were given birth control without their knowledge or consent.\n\nLast year, 143 women in Greenland who claim they were forcibly fitted with contraceptive intrauterine devices (IUDs) as early as the 1960s sued Denmark, which was responsible for Greenland's health care system until 1992.\n\nThe official government campaign, carried out by Denmark for decades, aimed to control Greenland\u2019s population growth by preventing women from becoming pregnant.\n\nIn August, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a public apology, saying that while the past cannot be changed, \u201cwe can take responsibility\u201d.\n\nIt isn\u2019t yet clear how many women will be offered financial compensation.\n\nWhile the ongoing lawsuit involves 143 women, media investigations and a recent government-commissioned report have revealed that thousands of Greenlandic girls and women may have been affected by the practice.\n\nThe independent report, which was conducted by Danish and Greenlandic universities, found that at least 4,070 women and girls had had IUDs inserted by the end of 1970, though \u201cwe do not know exactly how many\u201d.\n\n\u201cThis corresponds to approximately every other Greenlandic-born woman of childbearing age,\u201d the researchers said.\n\nThey detailed 410 cases of women being fitted with IUDs \u2013 including 349 involving health complications \u2013 based on personal testimonies, medical records, and historical documents.\n\nOne victim recalled the procedure when she was 12 years old at boarding school.\n\n\u201cThe school principal came and told us that we all had to go down to the hospital,\u201d she told the researchers. \u201cWe were given no explanation, let alone information about what it was all about\u201d.\n\nThe authors said the practice may have violated Danish law and international human rights standards, but stressed that the courts must make the final judgment on whether the practice violated any laws.\n\nOn Monday, Frederiksen hinted that the victims will be compensated ahead of a meeting this week with Greenlandic leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, saying Denmark \u201ccan create the conditions for reconciliation with the past\u201d.\n\nFrederiksen said the Danish government will create a \u201creconciliation fund\u201d to provide individual payouts to Greenlanders \u201cwho have been subjected to systematic discrimination,\u201d including those who forcibly received birth control.\n\nThe victims participating in the lawsuit demanded total compensation of nearly 43 million Danish kroner (nearly \u20ac5.8 million).\n\nThe two governments plan to issue another official apology in Greenland\u2019s capital Nuuk at an event planned in collaboration with a representative of the victims.\n\nFrederiksen has issued two apologies to Greenlanders for historical government abuse during her six years in office, but she hasn\u2019t previously offered financial compensation for victims.\n\nIn the other case, known as the Greenland Children Project, 22 Greenlandic children were taken away from their families and moved to Denmark, effectively \u201cbeing forced to be Danish,\u201d Frederiksen said in 2020.\n\nThe lawyers who have earned apologies from Frederiksen\u2019s administration are currently working on additional cases. They involve 26 Greenlanders born without rights to their fathers\u2019 surnames or inheritance, as well as adoptions from Greenland to Denmark.\n\nResearchers say the government\u2019s public apologies open the door for victims of government abuse to seek financial compensation.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Danish government will offer payouts to Greenlandic women who were given birth control without their knowledge or consent.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 143 women in Greenland who claim they were forcibly fitted with contraceptive intrauterine devices (IUDs) as early as the 1960s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//03//05//greenland-women-seek-urgent-compensation-for-forced-contraception/">sued Denmark<\/a>, which was responsible for Greenland's health care system until 1992.<\/p>\n<p>The official government campaign, carried out by Denmark for decades, aimed to control Greenland\u2019s population growth by preventing women from becoming pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//08//27//denmark-apologises-for-painful-legacy-of-forced-birth-control-in-greenland/">public apology<\/a>, saying that while the past cannot be changed, \u201cwe can take responsibility\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t yet clear how many women will be offered financial compensation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8795290,8900410\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//10//16//breast-cancer-risk-slightly-higher-among-women-with-hormonal-iuds-danish-study-finds/">Breast cancer risk slightly higher among women with hormonal IUDs, Danish study finds<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//12//10//sweden-is-trying-to-become-the-worlds-first-country-to-eliminate-hpv-heres-how/">Sweden is trying to become the world's first country to eliminate HPV. Here's how<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>While the ongoing lawsuit involves 143 women, media investigations and a recent <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ism.dk//Media//638930184996168937//Antikonceptionspraksis-i-Kalaallit-Nunaat-dansk.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">government-commissioned report<\/a> have revealed that thousands of Greenlandic girls and women may have been affected by the practice.<\/p>\n<p>The independent report, which was conducted by Danish and Greenlandic universities, found that at least 4,070 women and girls had had IUDs inserted by the end of 1970, though \u201cwe do not know exactly how many\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis corresponds to approximately every other Greenlandic-born woman of childbearing age,\u201d the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>They detailed 410 cases of women being fitted with IUDs \u2013 including 349 involving health complications \u2013 based on personal testimonies, medical records, and historical documents.<\/p>\n<p>One victim recalled the procedure when she was 12 years old at boarding school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe school principal came and told us that we all had to go down to the hospital,\u201d she told the researchers. \u201cWe were given no explanation, let alone information about what it was all about\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The authors said the practice may have violated Danish law and international human rights standards, but stressed that the courts must make the final judgment on whether the practice violated any laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9337329,7507922\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2023//04//19//future-birth-control-couples-testing-experimental-male-contraceptives-nestorone-gel/">Male contraceptives: Meet the people testing out new birth control for men that slashes sperm counts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//06//20//eu-ministers-propose-international-limits-on-sperm-super-donors/">EU ministers propose international limits on sperm 'super donors'<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>On Monday, Frederiksen hinted that the victims will be compensated ahead of a meeting this week with Greenlandic leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, saying Denmark \u201ccan create the conditions for reconciliation with the past\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Frederiksen said the Danish government will create a \u201creconciliation fund\u201d to provide individual payouts to Greenlanders \u201cwho have been subjected to systematic discrimination,\u201d including those who forcibly received birth control.<\/p>\n<p>The victims participating in the lawsuit demanded total compensation of nearly 43 million Danish kroner (nearly \u20ac5.8 million).<\/p>\n<p>The two governments plan to issue another official apology in Greenland\u2019s capital Nuuk at an event planned in collaboration with a representative of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Frederiksen has issued two apologies to Greenlanders for historical government abuse during her six years in office, but she hasn\u2019t previously offered financial compensation for victims.<\/p>\n<p>In the other case, known as the Greenland Children Project, 22 Greenlandic children were <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2020//12//08//danish-prime-minister-apologises-to-22-greenland-children-69-years-after-social-experiment/">taken away from their families<\/a> and moved to Denmark, effectively \u201cbeing forced to be Danish,\u201d Frederiksen said in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers who have earned apologies from Frederiksen\u2019s administration are currently working on additional cases. They involve <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////regeringen.dk//media//nxkf4bqj//historisk_udredning_om_retsstillingen_for_boern_foedt_uden_for_aegteskab_i_groenland_i_perioden_1914_til_1963-1974.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">26 Greenlanders <\/a>born without rights to their fathers\u2019 surnames or inheritance, as well as adoptions from Greenland to Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers say the government\u2019s public apologies open the door for victims of government abuse to seek financial compensation.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1758632462,"updatedAt":1758725582,"publishedAt":1758633265,"firstPublishedAt":1758633265,"lastPublishedAt":1758725582,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/95\/69\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a261136f-1fff-53f2-b5eb-27eec6bd50f8-9479569.jpg","altText":"Chairman of the Naalakkersuisut Jens-Frederik Nielsen welcomes Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her husband at Nuuk airport in Greenland, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025","caption":"Chairman of the Naalakkersuisut Jens-Frederik Nielsen welcomes Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her husband at Nuuk airport in Greenland, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ritzau Scanpix\/AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1620,"height":911}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2612,"urlSafeValue":"min","title":"Roselyne Min","twitter":"@MinRoselyne"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":129,"slug":"greenland","urlSafeValue":"greenland","title":"Greenland","titleRaw":"Greenland"},{"id":24978,"slug":"medical-abortion","urlSafeValue":"medical-abortion","title":"medical abortion ","titleRaw":"medical abortion "},{"id":12448,"slug":"medication","urlSafeValue":"medication","title":"Medication","titleRaw":"Medication"},{"id":12089,"slug":"genocide","urlSafeValue":"genocide","title":"Genocide","titleRaw":"Genocide"},{"id":12540,"slug":"population","urlSafeValue":"population","title":"population","titleRaw":"population"},{"id":13540,"slug":"ethnic-cleansing","urlSafeValue":"ethnic-cleansing","title":"Ethnic cleansing","titleRaw":"Ethnic cleansing"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[{"id":2833596},{"id":2833674}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"health-news","urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/health-news\/health-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"health","verticals":[{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"},"themes":[{"id":"health-news","urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health news","url":"\/health\/health-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":43,"urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":70,"urlSafeValue":"denmark","title":"Denmark","url":"\/news\/europe\/denmark"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/health\/2025\/09\/23\/denmark-to-offer-payouts-to-greenlandic-women-subject-to-forced-contraception","lastModified":1758725582},{"id":2833223,"cid":9477979,"versionId":6,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"COPENHAGEN AIRPORT DRONE REPORTS","daletPyramidId":2784084,"channels":[{"id":12},{"id":14},{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10}],"status":2,"title":"Copenhagen airport drone incursion 'attack' on critical infrastructure, PM says","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Denmark: Airport drone incursion 'attack' on critical infrastructure ","titleListing2":"Copenhagen airport drone incursion 'attack' on critical infrastructure, PM says","leadin":"Air traffic was suspended at Copenhagen Airport on Monday evening due to reports of drone sightings. Authorities have not ruled out a Russian hybrid attack.","summary":"Air traffic was suspended at Copenhagen Airport on Monday evening due to reports of drone sightings. Authorities have not ruled out a Russian hybrid attack.","keySentence":"","url":"flights-halted-after-drone-sightings-at-copenhagen-airport","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/09\/22\/flights-halted-after-drone-sightings-at-copenhagen-airport","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday the country was a target of a \"serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure\" after reports of multiple large drones shut down Copenhagen airport for several hours the evening before.\n\nFrederiksen said authorities were still investigating the cause of the incident, but that she could not rule out Russia being to blame.\n\n\"We\u2019ve seen drones over Poland that shouldn\u2019t have been there. We\u2019ve seen activity in Romania, violations of Estonian airspace,\" Frederiksen said.\n\n\"So I can only say that, in my view, this is a serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure.\"\n\nNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said it was \u201ctoo early to say\u201d whether Russia was involved and whether there was a connection between the incident and Russian drone incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace earlier this month.\n\nKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegations.\n\nThe drones flew around the airport for four hours before they disappeared, according to reports. Thousands of passengers were left stranded after at least 35 flights bound for Copenhagen Airport were diverted to other airports.\n\nAirports in Malm\u00f6, Billund, Aarhus and Gothenburg received the most flights, according to the post. Oslo airport in nearby Norway was also forced to close for four hours after two drones were spotted in the skies above it.\n\nBoth airports were reopened early Tuesday, though flight delays and cancellations continued through the morning.\n\n'Intention to show off'\n\nThe unknown perpetrator was a capable drone pilot with the ability to fly them many kilometres to reach the airport, Jens Jespersen of the Copenhagen Police said during a news conference Tuesday morning.\n\nThere was nothing to indicate the pilot intended to cause any harm, Jespersen said. \"The way they flew yesterday indicates that what they actually intended was to show off,\" he added.\n\nPolice chose not to shoot down the drones because the risk was too great, given the airport's full passenger capacity, the planes on the runways, and nearby fuel depots, he said.\n\nInvestigators are examining how the drones reached the airport \u2014 whether it was by land or possibly on boats travelling through the strategic straits into the Baltic Sea.\n\nSecurity concerns in northern Europe are heightened following an increase in Russian sabotage activities and multiple drone and fighter jet incursions into NATO airspace in recent weeks.\n\nIn 2023, London\u2019s Gatwick Airport closed its runway for almost an hour after a drone was reported nearby.\n\nIn December 2018, more than 140,000 travellers were stranded or delayed during the Christmas season after dozens of drone sightings shut down Gatwick for parts of three consecutive days.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday the country was a target of a \"serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure\" after reports of multiple large drones shut down Copenhagen airport for several hours the evening before. <\/p>\n<p>Frederiksen said authorities were still investigating the cause of the incident, but that she could not rule out Russia being to blame. <\/p>\n<p>\"We\u2019ve seen drones over Poland that shouldn\u2019t have been there. We\u2019ve seen activity in Romania, violations of Estonian airspace,\" Frederiksen said. <\/p>\n<p>\"So I can only say that, in my view, this is a serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure.\"<\/p>\n<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said it was \u201ctoo early to say\u201d whether Russia was involved and whether there was a connection between the incident and Russian drone incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The drones flew around the airport for four hours before they disappeared, according to reports. Thousands of passengers were left stranded after at least 35 flights bound for Copenhagen Airport were diverted to other airports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//47//79//79//808x539_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg/" alt=\"Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a doorstep and comments on drone activity Monday evening at Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/384x256_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/640x427_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/750x500_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/828x552_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/1080x720_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/1200x800_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/1920x1280_cmsv2_110919f9-1fcc-5d35-a295-ecbaabe1d868-9477979.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a doorstep and comments on drone activity Monday evening at Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Airports in Malm\u00f6, Billund, Aarhus and Gothenburg received the most flights, according to the post. Oslo airport in nearby Norway was also forced to close for four hours after two drones were spotted in the skies above it. <\/p>\n<p>Both airports were reopened early Tuesday, though flight delays and cancellations continued through the morning. <\/p>\n<h2>'Intention to show off'<\/h2>\n<p>The unknown perpetrator was a capable drone pilot with the ability to fly them many kilometres to reach the airport, Jens Jespersen of the Copenhagen Police said during a news conference Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>There was nothing to indicate the pilot intended to cause any harm, Jespersen said. \"The way they flew yesterday indicates that what they actually intended was to show off,\" he added. <\/p>\n<p>Police chose not to shoot down the drones because the risk was too great, given the airport's full passenger capacity, the planes on the runways, and nearby fuel depots, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are examining how the drones reached the airport \u2014 whether it was by land or possibly on boats travelling through the strategic straits into the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.657\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//47//79//79//808x532_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg/" alt=\"Danish police and Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) are present at DSB on Kystvejen by Copenhagen Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/384x252_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/640x420_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/750x493_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/828x544_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/1080x710_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/1200x788_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/1920x1261_cmsv2_1ba01d6e-add2-54a9-b46a-ed6184dd0c9a-9477979.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Danish police and Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) are present at DSB on Kystvejen by Copenhagen Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Security concerns in northern Europe are heightened following an increase in Russian sabotage activities and multiple drone and fighter jet incursions into NATO airspace in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, London\u2019s Gatwick Airport closed its runway for almost an hour after a drone was reported nearby. <\/p>\n<p>In December 2018, more than 140,000 travellers were stranded or delayed during the Christmas season after dozens of drone sightings shut down Gatwick for parts of three consecutive days.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1758571724,"updatedAt":1758633224,"publishedAt":1758573049,"firstPublishedAt":1758573049,"lastPublishedAt":1758632345,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"Danish police patrol at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, Monday Sept. 22, 2025.","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"Danish police patrol at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, Monday Sept. 22, 2025.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/47\/79\/79\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b4dc7244-4a87-5ef9-9848-c895707c53ba-9477979.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1125},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a doorstep and comments on drone activity Monday evening at Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. 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