Denmark

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Ministry wants to ban caged eggs - The Post (The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english)

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, headed by Rasmus Prehn, has announced it will take steps to ban the introduction of new caged egg ...

That “due regard” Prehn has for the producers of caged eggs allows the government to avoid paying compensation. But we have due regard for those who have caged egg production,” said Prehn. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, headed by Rasmus Prehn, has announced it will take steps to ban the introduction of new caged egg facilities, beginning in 2023.

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Denmark to offer energy price support despite central bank warning (Reuters)

Danish lawmakers on Friday agreed an economic aid package worth 5.05 billion Danish crowns ($664 million) to soften the blow from rocketing energy prices, ...

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Denmark to soften impact of high energy prices (ZAWYA)

Denmark is, like the rest of Europe, grappling with how to help households and companies deal with rising consumer prices seen in the wake of the pandemic ...

The country's central bank warned earlier this week not to cushion against higher energy prices by cutting levies, since this would result in even higher prices and discourage saving on energy. A house covered in ice is seen by the coast at Faxe Bay, south of Copenhagen, Denmark March 19, 2018. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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Global Briefing: Denmark confirms loss and damage funding pledge (www.businessgreen.com)

Denmark becomes first UN member to offer loss and damage finance Denmark has this week become the first fully fledge country to promise funds to help ...

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Denmark to allow 'significantly reduced' mink production (ABC News)

Denmark's government says a temporary ban on mink breeding will expire Jan. 1, allowing mink production to resume in the country but at a ”significantly ...

In June 2022, a Parliament-appointed commission harshly criticized the Danish government for its decision to cull millions of healthy mink. Denmark was one of the world’s main mink fur exporters, producing an estimated 17 million furs per year. On Thursday, Latvia became the latest country to ban mink farming from 2028. “There are absolutely no good reasons to reopen large mink farms with millions of animals crammed in small wire cages until they are killed for their fur,” said Britta Riis, head of Animal Protection Denmark. It was not immediately clear whether there would be a cap on the number of animals per farm. COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark's government said Friday that a temporary ban on mink breeding will expire Jan.

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