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Healthcare reform

The government presented a series of initiatives under the title “Make Denmark healthier” that they will attempt to pass into legislation in the following months.  Raise...

More conscripts

Every year, less than 5.000 young people (3,463 men and 1,307 women) begin the military service. Venstre (Liberals), Conservatives and DF want to increase that number...

Independence from Russian gas

Denmark wants to stop buying gas from Russia. In the meantime, the government is looking at alternatives. 

Special law for Ukrainian refugees

The government reached an agreement with the majority of the parliamentary parties (besides Conservatives, DF and Nye Borgerlige), to pass a special law that will permit...

Gender quotas

After 10 years of opposition to an EU proposal to introduce a gender quota to the companies boards of directors, the new minister of equality reversed...