Denmark
Construction underway on the world’s longest tunnel immersed underwater
The Fehmarn Belt Link is set to connect Germany and Denmark through the Baltic Sea by car and train. Developers say the project will fundamentally reshape travel in the EU for the better, cutting the time it takes to get from Hamburg to Copenhagen in half. But German advocates aren’t so sure the benefits outweigh the risks.
Danish folk high schools offer lessons in peace in times of war
Over the last year, Ukrainian students have been studying in Danish folk high schools through a special endowment established soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. And a small group of Ukrainian visionaries are hoping to establish Ukraine’s first-ever folk high school.
Denmark welcomes Ukrainians under special law — with an expiration date
Denmark passed a special law last year that allows Ukrainians to bypass the asylum system and expedite the process of obtaining a two-year residency permit. But when the law expires in 2024, it remains unclear whether Denmark’s centrist government — with its overall, hard-line stance against immigration — will extend these temporary protections for Ukrainians.
‘The muses are not silent’: Ukraine House in Denmark offers space for arts, cultural exchange and dialogue
Ukraine House in Denmark opened its doors on Feb. 24 this year, on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine, with the aim to promote Ukraine’s cultural heritage and organize creative Danish-Ukrainian collaborations.
A ‘green road’ leads displaced Ukrainians to shelter in ecovillages
The Green Road project has helped over 3,000 displaced Ukrainians find safe housing in ecovillages throughout Ukraine and across Europe — including the idyllic, rural community of Hallingelille, just outside of Ringsted, in Denmark. The project is a testament to the power of international friendships and networks in times of crisis.
Geologists edge closer to defining the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene Working Group is voting on a so-called Golden Spike, a sedimentary layer somewhere on Earth that best exemplifies the global impact of humans on planet Earth. It’s the last, big task in formally defining the Anthropocene, which is being proposed as a new age in geologic time.