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The island of Samsø, in the Kattegat sea off Jutland's east coast - officially Europe's second-most sustainable island (Photo: Jeanette Philipsen)

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EU's most sustainable islands are Danish 'Sunshine Islands'

The island of Samsø, in the Kattegat sea off Jutland's east coast - officially Europe's second-most sustainable island (Photo: Jeanette Philipsen)

The Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea is the first island out of 2,000 to win the RESponsible Island Prize by the European Commission for an extraordinary contribution to a sustainable and climate-friendly Europe.

Among many green initiatives, Bornholm early on began phasing out coal and oil, led by the regional municipality....

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