Residents in Copenhagen's famous hippie enclave Christiania began digging up its main street known for its cannabis trade on Saturday, hoping to free the area of criminal gangs following multiple deadly shootings. After tolerating the illegal sale of cannabis for more than 50 years in the former army barracks claimed by hippies during the 1970s, authorities and the residents of Christiania decided this year to dig up what is known to locals as 'Pusher Street'. Mayor of Copenhagen Sophie Haestorp Andersen and Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard walk as citizens of the free village Christiania jointly dig up the cobblestones at Pusher Street, in Copenhagen, Denmark April 6, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via REUTERS Freetown Christiania has developed into a major tour...
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Denmark on Friday agreed to impose a tax on air passengers to help finance the airline industry's transition to greener practices, which will be gradually phased in from 2025, the government said. The government in November proposed imposing an average tax of 100 Danish crowns ($14.35) on air travel to help finance the industry's green transition, which aims to enable all domestic flights to use 100% sustainable fuels by 2030. Under Friday's agreement, the tax will by 2030 reach around 50 Danish crowns ($7.35) per passenger for intra-European flights, 310 crowns for medium-distance flights, and 410 for long-distance, according to a statement from the taxation ministry. Transit flights leaving after a stop-over in a Danish airport will be exempted, according to the statement. ...
Read MoreThe famed Danish restaurant Noma which has claimed the title of world’s top restaurant several times said Monday it will shut down to transform itself into “a pioneering test kitchen” dedicated to “food innovation and the development of new flavors.” Chef Rene Redzepi’s house of Nordic gastronomy will close by the winter 2024 and re-emerge as Noma 3.0, the Copenhagen eatery said on its webpage. “In 2025, our restaurant is transforming into a giant lab - a pioneering test kitchen dedicated to the work of food innovation and the development of new flavors, one that will share the fruits of our efforts more widely than ever before,” it said. Redzepi, who is Noma’s chef and co-owner, said they will travel to “search for new ways to share our work” and said there could be “a Noma ...
Read Moreप्राचीन इमारतें और बेहतरीन रखरखाव हैं खास कोपेनहेगन यात्रा हमारे सामने एक ऐसी दुनिया की खिड़की को खोलती है जहाँ सुरक्षा, आत्मनिर्भरता और उत्साह है। बहुत साल पहले जब हम डेनमार्क के बारे में पढ़ते थे कि—“वहां दूध की नदियाँ बहतीं हैं”—तो गहरा आश्चर्य मन में जागता था कि कैसा होगा ऐसा देश? और अब उसी देश में कुछ सप्ताह के लिए आकर रहना बेहद सूकून भरा अनुभव है। जब हमारा प्लेन कोपेनहेगन के आसमान पर मंडरा रहा था तो नीचे समुद्र में चारों ओर अपनी हरियाली पटी बाँहों को फैलाये हुए डेनमार्क अपने तटों के संग पसरा हुआ दिखाई पड़ रहा था। विस्तृत समुद्रीय तटों वाले शहर के एअरपोर्ट पर हमारा विमान इस बार दुपहरिया में उतरता है। जुलाई के पहले सप्ताह में यहाँ का मौसम अपने हिसाब से गर्म है यानि साल के कई-कई महीनों तक ग्रे-स्काई और बर्फ से पटी रहने वाली जगहों वाले इस देश में उन द...
Read MoreGreece has scored a win in its fight to protect their right to the term 'Feta' as Europe's top court reprimanded Denmark for not blocking local companies from using the name for sales outside the European Union. Greece claims feta as part of its cultural heritage because it has made the sheep and goat milk cheese for 6,000 years. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) agreed with its assertion. FIL PHOTO: A cheesemonger puts pieces of Greece's trademark feta cheese in a bag for a customer in central Athens, Greece. REUTERS/John Kolesidis "By failing to stop the use of the designation 'Feta' for cheese intended for export to third countries, Denmark has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law," judges said. In the case brought by the Europea...
Read MoreDenmark’s Queen Margrethe opened a new museum Saturday that tells the story of the generations of refugees who have shaped Danish society, starting with Germans who fled the Soviet advance during World War II. Flugt — Refugee Museum of Denmark was created on the site of a camp in Oksboel, a town in southwestern Denmark, that housed up to 100,000 refugees from Germany in the postwar years. Flugt — which means escape in Danish — also tells the story of immigrants from Iran, Lebanon, Hungary, Vietnam and elsewhere who fled their homelands and found shelter in the Scandinavian country. They tell their stories in their own words on large video screens. The Danish Queen Margrethe and museum director Claus Kjeld Jensen walk during the inauguration of the new museum Flugt, in Oksboel, De...
Read MoreGreece to lift quarantine rule for more travelers, Denmark to open borders from May 1 European Union countries formally agreed on Wednesday to launch COVID travel passes as a step towards reopening to tourism this summer and will negotiate details with the bloc’s lawmakers in May, two diplomatic sources said. This decision comes when many European countries are announcing reopening for summer travel in phased manner. Latest to take such decision are Greece and Denmark. The certificates would allow those vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 or with negative test results to travel more easily in the EU, where restrictions on movement have weighed heavily on the travel and tourist industry for over a year. FILE PHOTO: A couple is seen next to rows of empty hammocks during the coronav...
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