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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...