Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) and her former government were so preoccupied with the coronavirus epidemic that they failed to implement the EU directive on digital copyright in time. This now results in a fine of nearly 12 million kroner (Archive photo). Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix
Denmark fined millions for delay in implementing EU rules
The European Court of Justice has ordered Denmark to pay 1.6 million euros to the EU Commission for failing to implement a directive on copyright and related rights in the digital single market on time. Denmark failed to complete the directive, adopted in 2019, before the deadline. The directive...
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