Copenhagen Calling

This week we hear of Denmark's lockdown extension and an Danish impeachment process against a former minister. Sweden has also prolonged its border closure for travellers from Denmark. From Europe we hear about the EU's vaccine strategy.

After a week's vacation, Copenhagen Calling looks at the reactions to the events last Wednesday in the U.S. Congress. We also look at the worsening Covid situation in Denmark and not least the European Union's increased vaccine purchases.

Well, Brexit finally made it through and we hear what the future EU relationship with Britain is to be - provided of course that the various Parliaments and 27 other countries approve the deal. That and the past week's news from Denmark.

This week you hear from a country - Denmark - in lockdown. The pandemic has sky-rocketed, and the government decided that Christmas and New Year celebrations were just going to make it worse. We also hear about EU fisheries and the King of Sweden seemingly saying that Sweden got its pandemic policy wrong...

News and views from Denmark, the Nordic region and the European Union. This week I interview one of Denmark's leading sports commentators on one of Denmark's favourite sports - Handball. We also listen to an update of the Covid situation, and we hear about the EU's new human rights sanctions scheme.

This week we follow up on the Covid situation in Denmark, we hear about political issues in Greenland and we hear of moves by six EU countries trying to find a way to stop violence in their cities. And ... Denmark has cancelled its 8th round of tenders for oil prospecting inthe North Sea and aims to be fossil fuel free in 2050.

This week we hear about tue Covid-19 situation in Denmark and not least a visit by the prime minister to a now empty mink farm. From the EU we hear about the new Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in the EU's foreign policy. That and lots of new and views from the region.

News from Denmark, the Nordic region and the European Union. This week we see how the Danish government is doing after having unlawfully called for all mink in Denmark to be put down - the food minister had to resign and the opposition is gunning for the prime minister.

News and views from Denmark, the Nordic region and the EU. This week we look at the Danish government's problems after having called for all 15 million mink in the country to be put down. At the EU, Denmark's commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks about Amazon and anti-trust issues. And the Vatican is the only country in the world the Danish Foreign Ministry leaves open to travel.

News from Denmark and the EU. A mutation of the Covid-19 virus in Danish mink, that has also hopped onto some humans, causes an entire region to be locked down. The fear is, that the mutated virus may not be affected by the antibody vaccines currently being developed across the world. Also the EU Commission forecasts for member economies.