Denmark to prohibit all thefts of civilian drones due to the European Summit

Denmark prohibited all civilian drone flights this week before a European Union summit in Copenhagen, the country’s Minister of Transport announced on Sunday.

The ministry said that the decision had been made to “simplify security work” for the police, and they could not accept “foreign drones creating uncertainty and disruption”.

Denmark is one of the many European countries that have reported “drone incidents” in recent weeks, with drones seen above Danish military sites as recently as on Saturday.

The defense ministers of 10 EU countries have agreed to create a “drone wall” in response to observations, and NATO says that it has “increased vigilance” through the Baltic.

In their declaration announcing the ban, the Ministry of Transport said that the police were “considerably increased alert” before the summit of 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 could lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to two years.

Denmark currently has the rotating presidency of the EU Council.

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

Aalborg and Billund airports were also forced to suspend operations last week due to drone activity.

Danish investigators have not yet been able to identify flight officials, but the Minister of Defense described him as a “hybrid attack” which was part of a “systematic operation”.

Danish Prime Minister put Frederiksen said that the authorities were still investigating who was behind the incursions and refused to exclude Russia.

Moscow says that she “firmly rejects” any suggestion that she was involved in Danish incidents.

Russia has been accused of having conducted hybrid attacks in the past, and Europe has been on high alert after several NATO member states reported Russian incursions in their air areas.

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

The operator of the Norwegian airport Avinor pointed out that Sunday, “activity” of the drone “above the Bronnoysund airport, and the investigations continue after” possible observations of drones “near the largest military base in Norway on Saturday

Flights were also diverted in Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was seen in airspace above the airport by pilots from a Turkish Airlines flight.

Romania has adopted new legislation earlier this month to increase the authority of Airforce pilots to shoot down unidentified planes and drones.