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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...

Political Overview – Week 19

Don’t know who to vote for in the European Parliament elections on June 9th? Take the candidate test to see which candidates have opinions...

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...

Municipalities must spend less money on disability services by cutting back on bureaucracy and administration

The first-ever majority agreement on disability services contains 25 reform initiatives, including: Fewer reassessments to promote trust-based case processing  Easier access to aids (e.g. a cane...