Denmark
Bread, butter and a slice of cheese: It’s Copenhagen’s coolest breakfast
The nouveau Bolle med ost first appeared in a post-peak-pandemic onslaught of bread-baking and have since become a calling card for the city’s best bakers
The €1.6tn battle for Europe: inside the EU’s biggest budget fight in years
As member states clash over defence spending and farm payments, Ireland is playing the role of neutral EU presidency dealmaker
Germany puts Ukrainian ex-officer in the dock over Nord Stream sabotage
German prosecutors say a Ukrainian military officer led the operation that destroyed the Baltic Sea gas pipelines in 2022
Hackers heat up hundreds of French supermarket fridges, causing fires and food loss
Danish software firm says affected units ‘were running outdated firmware’ as temperatures were forced up to 50 degrees
A Greek peninsula that bars women and holiday homes in Denmark: unusual exemptions to EU law
A Greek peninsula that bars women and a VAT-free Italian town also feature among the list of odd exemptions
Major Denmark breach exposes personal data of 8.8 million people
Hackers gain access to names, addresses and personal identification numbers
What will €685,000 buy in Donegal, Italy, Denmark, France and Wales?
One price, home and away: from a bungalow in Muff to a sprawling period property in Piedmont
US-Denmark deal on Greenland is a reward for American bullying
Document compromises Danish sovereignty over Greenland and gives Washington a bigger role in deciding what happens on the island
Trump once vowed to ‘own’ Greenland. He settled for something far less.
Diplomats drafting deal spent months on the language and waited for the right moment to present it to the US president
US to build ‘major military bases’ in Greenland after deal halts months-long standoff
Trump says agreement gives the US permanent control over security on Greenland
These European cities want fewer tourists, but its airports have other ideas
Airport expansions in Venice, Barcelona and Mallorca can undermine local efforts to restrain overtourism and enable more tourists to come
Greenland and Denmark say US deal does not cede territory’s sovereignty
Details of deal remain unclear as Donald Trump says it would give US ‘permanent control’ over Arctic island’s security
US and Denmark have reached a deal in dispute over Greenland, Trump claims
US president sparked anger when he threatened to take control of Danish territory by force
Irish man linked to Cyprus assassination plot still in custody as other suspects released
Limerick man and another Norwegian suspect due to appear in court again this week
Fiction in translation: Hafni Says by Danish writer Helle Helle is close to perfection
Plus new works by Pirkko Saisio, Felix Hartlaub, Karim Kattan and Angélica Gorodischer
Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag
Trump’s post comes hours after European Commission announces €200m investment in Greenland
EU to boost investment in Greenland amid Trump annexation drive
‘Substantial’ package to include support for critical minerals, renewable energy and satellite communications
Director Susanne Bier on Practical Magic 2: ‘I thoroughly enjoyed being invited into the sisterhood’
The Oscar-winning film-maker on the weird thing about Hollywood and the ‘vivid’ experience of working with Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock
Ireland set to join EU-Nigeria ‘migrant returns’ pact
Five EU states plan to send migrants to offshore centres next year
Derry Girls stars Siobhán McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan back campaign to curb AI voice-cloning
Artificial versions of people’s voices increasingly used online and in advertising, harming artists’ livelihoods
Germany and ‘frugal’ allies signal budget compromise but reject further EU borrowing
Friedrich Merz and five other leaders demand spending cuts of ‘several hundred billion euros in a balanced manner’
Short on land, long on vision: Dutch lead the way on food production
Ireland could learn much from a nursery and research institute in the Netherlands
Drill, maybe drill: US mining company triggers annoyance and curiosity in Greenland
The arrival of a mining company run by a friend of Donald Trump has aroused fears of a resumption of an existential row on the island
Trump lashes Nato allies before claiming there was ‘a lot of unity’ at Turkish summit
US president calls for cut to trade ties with Spain and renews claims on Greenland before changing tack
Irish in the EU: ‘The Italians enjoy life and savour what it has to offer’
Ireland could learn lessons from the adopted homes of its citizens
Greenland ‘should be controlled by the US’, not Denmark, Trump says
US president revives bid to acquire Danish territory amid Nato summit in Turkey
Irish in Europe: ‘I love how affordable it is. There’s none of your €8 pints’
Irish people living on the Continent talk about the cost of living, weather, language, proximity to war and what they would change about Ireland
Ireland’s budget plan has a name: ‘Sure it’ll be grand’
Coalition parties dream of income tax cuts while most economists predict shades of financial Armageddon
France records 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia braced for record temperatures today as heatwave spreads east
‘I’ve become aware of how Irishness is considered abroad, how much it can be weaponised’
Author Sheila Armstrong talks about Seamus Heaney, Heinrich Himmler and why ‘more people should quit writing’
We should halt data centre growth in Ireland unless they use 100% green energy
The optimum location for data centres is where there’s an always-on source of abundant carbon-free energy
A divided EU turns to Ireland to stitch together its next budget
Clashing demands over farm subsidies, defence and debt set the stage for a challenging Irish presidency
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