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New laws and regulations

New collective agreement for state civil servants

The headlines? 5.9% salary increase from April this year and another 1.7% increase from 2025, three weeks extra of parental leave (barsel), and the...

Reform of elderly care

Holistic care. Less supervision and control. Free choice for the elderly. These are the keywords from the long-awaited elderly care reform. The general idea...

Simpler rules for non-EU health professionals

The majority of Parliament agreed to introduce 16 recommendations regarding health staff (SOSU, nurses, doctors, and dentists), which were proposed by the taskforce committee...

The Health Act has been amended

An unanimous Parliament has decided to give sane citizens over 60 years old the right to opt out of being resuscitated in case of cardiac arrest. 

2.5 billion DKK for homes and local communities placed near an energy park

A majority in Parliament decided to make it easier to establish energy parks around Denmark. 1.3% of Denmark’s surface will have to be dedicated to wind...

Three political parties would not join the agreement on tax reduction

SF (Socialists), DF (Nationalist Conservatives) and Liberal Alliance (Libertarians) have left the negotiations for various reasons. SF couldn’t be part of an agreement that makes...

10 billion DKK in tax reduction

A majority in Parliament has come to an agreement regarding the reduction of tax income for the state by 10 billion DKK. 3.3 million people in...

The end of burning religious books in public spaces

After much debate, the Parliament has passed the law that bans the burning of recognized religious books (Bible, Koran, Torah, f.ex.) in public spaces (that includes...

6.8 billion DKK salary increase for five groups of public employees

 A tripartite agreement has been found between the unions, the employer’s association, and the government regarding an increase in salary for pedagogues, nurses, SOSUs, midwives,...

Rural areas

50 million DKK to ensure more ambulances are available in areas far away from regional hospitals (if you live in a rural area, you...
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