The German public broadcaster has been fined while filming a show in Greenland after a satirist sought to raise a US flag in public. The incident unfolded amid heightened sensitivity over statements from the US president.
A true facepalm idea…
The German public broadcaster has been fined while filming a show in Greenland after a satirist sought to raise a US flag in public. The incident unfolded amid heightened sensitivity over statements from the US president.
A true facepalm idea…
The context here is that Denmark has a flag law that disallows raising any flags other than that of the Nordics and Germany.
I believe that the Ukrainian flag is also allowed
Wait, the German flag is allowed?
Yeah, I suppose it’s because they have a sizeable German population.
Yes, that’s right: https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/history/the-german-minority
yes, that’s right
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/denmark-passes-law-prohibiting-display-of-foreign-flags-on-flagpoles/3413064
TLDR
New law will not apply to flags of Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, and regional or international organizations such as UN and EU