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Public housing

The government decided to invest 10 billion dkk in the next decade to make housing more affordable in the four large cities of Denmark. This should...

Influencers vs. regulation

The parliament changed the Marketing Law and from 1st of January 2022, it is illegal for influencers to advertise certain services or products to audiences under...

Progress for gender equality

More than half of the elected people to the five Regional Councils are women. 103 out of 205 to be more exact. This is...

The average age of local politicians

In South Denmark (inclusive Fyn), the average age of locally elected politicians will rise to 51 years old from 45 years old today. Despite...

On 16th November (Tuesday) we had local and regional elections in Denmark

The results are as follows: Socialdemokratiet (Social Democrats) (28,5%) - For more than 100 years, the Social Democrats have obtained the most votes in the local and regional...