Aalborg University to launch new space facilities, wet autumn weather, police charges companies for Russia trade and more news from Denmark this Monday.
Aalborg University to build facilities for space research
A construction project at Aalborg University is being dedicated to research and education in space technologies.
Aalborg University plans to invest more than half a billion kroner in new facilities for research and education in space technologies, the university has announced in a press release.
The 530 million-krone project will be partly financed by the university, with additional funding from Unilab Midler and the Danish Building and Property Agency (Bygningsstyrelsen).
“This is a very large investment. We’re doing it to ensure that space research in Denmark continues to be world-class,” Per Michael Johansen, Rector of Aalborg University, said in the press release.
The new facilities will primarily focus on space technology and will also facilitate research into robotics and drone flight, the university said.
Weather: Wet autumn week on the way
Rain jackets and umbrellas will be the order of most days this week, as wet autumn weather sets in after a mostly sunny weekend.
“We’ll see rain in all forms including fronts, precipitation and showers,” meteorologist Mille Jensen of the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) told news wire Ritzau.
Monday will see cloudy weather across the country with the exception of Bornholm.
“The rest of the country will see increasing cloud cover, and after the clouds comes the rain,” Jensen said, adding that West Jutland will be the first region to receive wet weather.
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It will then “move eastwards and reach Copenhagen towards the evening, while Bornholm won’t see any until Tuesday morning,” she said.
Temperatures will range between 8 and 13 degrees with light to moderate winds.
That pattern will continue over the next two days although the forecast becomes more uncertain from Thursday onwards, the meteorologist said.
Police charge 11 Danish companies for breaching trade embargo with Russia
Danish police have filed charges against 11 companies for violating sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, newspaper Berlingske reports.
Police have not previously disclosed the number of Danish businesses and individuals charged over trade involving Russia.
The 11 cases relate to charges brought between February 2022 and February 2025. Seven individuals have also been charged with the offence in the same period.
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The National Police (Rigspolitiet) numbers reported by Berlingske state that some companies have received more than one charge, with 14 charges brought against 11 companies.
EU member states agreed to impose sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Some 135 Danish companies have been warned about potential sanctions violations since the invasion, the Danish Business Authority told DR in August this year.
These involved firms exporting to third countries such as Armenia and Kazakhstan, where there is a risk of goods being redirected to Russia.
Reports in June revealed that paint manufacturer Flügger is under police investigation following revelations about continued sales in Russia.
Denmark secures EU deal to boost military production
An €11 billion agreement is to strengthen joint European weapons production and deepen cooperation with Ukraine, Denmark’s defence minister announced ahead of the weekend.
Denmark, as holder of the rotating EU presidency, has negotiated an agreement on a new European defence industry programme worth a total of 11 billion kroner.
The funding will be used to expand defence production capacity, develop joint weapons systems and enhance cooperation with Ukraine, a statement from Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.
“I’m pleased that Denmark has succeeded in reaching an agreement that strengthens Europe’s industry, defence and security,” Poulsen said in the statement.
“This marks an important step towards supporting a stronger, more competitive and resilient European defence industry,” he said.