Denmark to disable all drone civilian flights because of a European summit meeting

Denmark banned all civilian drone flights this week before the European Union Summit in Copenhagen, the country’s transport minister said on Sunday.

The ministry said the decision was made to “simplify the security work” for the police and they could not accept “foreign drones that create insecurity and disturbance”.

Denmark is one of several European countries that reported “drone incidents” in recent weeks, with drones being observed over Danish military sites recently on Saturday.

Defense ministers from 10 EU countries have agreed to create a “drone wall” in response to observations, and NATO says it has “increased vigilance” throughout Baltius.

In his statement declaring the ban, the Ministry of Transport said the police were “significantly increased” before the summit this week and that they should “take care of the Danes and our guests”.

The ban will remain in place until October 3 and violations can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

Denmark currently owns the EU Council’s rotating presidency.

Unidentified drones in Denmark have been reported on September 22, when observations forced the closure of airports in Copenhagen and Oslo.

Airports in Olborg and Bilend were also forced to discontinue operations last week due to drone activity.

Danish investigators have not yet been able to identify those responsible for flights, but the Minister of Defense called it a “hybrid attack”, which was part of a “systematic operation”.

Danish Prime Minister Met Fredericksen said authorities are still investigating who is behind the invades, And he refused to exclude Russia.

Moscow says “firmly rejects” any proposal that he has participated in the Danish incidents.

Russia has been accused of conducting hybrid attacks in the past, and Europe has been alert after several NATO member states reported Russian invasions in its air spaces.

In addition to Denmark reports, Norway and Romania also noted separate drone incidents over the weekend.

Norwegian airport operator Avinor has announced the “activity” of drones over Bronoisund Airport on Sunday, and investigations continue after “possible drone observations” near Norway’s largest military base on Saturday

The flights were also diverted to Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was spotted in the airport over the airport by pilots on a flight to Turkish airlines.

Romania has adopted new legislation this month to increase the authority of air force pilots to overthrow unidentified aircraft and drones.