Tag: Denmark
State aid: Commission approves three support measures for #RenewableEnergy in #Denmark
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules three schemes to support electricity production from wind and solar in Denmark in 2018 and 2019: (i) a multi-technology tender scheme for onshore and offshore wind turbines and solar installations, with a budget of DKK 842 million (€112m). The beneficiaries of the aid will be […]
#Denmark #FishProduction can only meet two-thirds of national demand
On 15 August, Denmark reached its annual ‘Fish Dependency Day’ a shocking 30 days earlier than in 2017, and six months earlier than in 1990, according to a report published by the New Economics Foundation. Fish Dependency Day is the date on which a country begins relying on fish from outside its own waters to […]
#EIB and #ESA to co-operate on increasing investments in #EuropeanSpaceSector
European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Ambroise Fayolle has welcomed ESA Director General Jan Wörner to sign a Joint Statement on behalf of the two organizations. The Joint Statement puts forth the intention of the two organizations to co-operate on supporting increased investment in the European space sector, thus helping create a level playing field […]
#StateAid: European Commission approves aid given to Danish offshore wind farm
The European Commission has found support to be granted to the 600 MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Danish territorial waters to be in line with EU state aid rules. It will help Denmark to reduce CO2 emissions, in line with EU energy and climate goals, without unduly distorting competition. Commissioner in charge of […]
#Jorn #Munch: Skandinaviens große Künstler wiedervereint
Zwei der bekanntesten skandinavischen Künstler, Edvard Munch (Norwegen) und Asger Jorn (Dänemark), werden ab dieser Woche mit einer großen Ausstellung in Aarhus geehrt. Damit startet ein weiteres Programm-Highlight von Aarhus, der Europäischen Kulturhauptstadt 2017. Die Kunstwerke werden vom 11. Februar bis zum 28. Mai 2017 im Museum Jorn im nahegelegenen Silkeborg gezeigt. Insgesamt werden dort […]
#Jorn #Munch: Scandinavia’s great artists reunited in Denmark
Two of Scandinavia’s most renowned artists, Norway’s Edvard Munch and Denmark’s Asger Jorn, will be celebrated at a major exhibition in what will be one of the highlights of the Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture programme. The exhibition at Museum Jorn in nearby Silkeborg runs from 11 February-28 May. It will feature 45 works by […]
#ProjectDiamond begins where #PinkPanther left off
This week Europol organized, together with Austria and Switzerland, the first international conference on jewellery robbery and burglary under a new umbrella project entitled ‘Diamond’. Hosted at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, the event brought together more than 70 experts from almost all EU Member States, as well as third parties from Europe, Asia, the […]
