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Reform of museum subsidies

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Denmark and Sweden signed a defense cooperation agreement

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11.5% of 9th grade students did not pass Danish and/or mathematics...

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Reform of museum subsidies

A majority in Parliament agreed to change the funding mechanism for museums, providing an extra 75 million DKK a year. The 95 state-recognized museums...

Denmark and Sweden signed a defense cooperation agreement

the two countries will patrol the airspace in the Baltic Sea region together, meaning that you will see Swedish planes in Denmark and Danish...

11.5% of 9th grade students did not pass Danish and/or mathematics in 2023

A significant increase from 8.6% in 2019. However, if you look at Denmark’s geography, you will notice that in some municipalities the situation is...

The number of yearly conscripts has been increased to 7,500 and the mandatory conscription period went from four to 11 months

That’s the headline from the new defense agreement between a majority of parliamentary parties.  Mandatory conscription has been extended to include women from 2027.  190 billion...

Five billion DKK investment in green transition projects until 2030

In 2022, the Parliament decided to create a “Green Fund” with a value of 53.5 billion DKK. This week, the government presented how the...