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Danish Politics – Week 4 2025

New laws The parliament declared war on petty crimes (shoplifting, pickpocketing, bicycle theft, and burglary). A new law will bring tougher punishments for petty crimes from...

Danish Politics – Week 3 2025

New laws Starting in May 2025, municipalities will no longer be permitted to use psychological tests when evaluating Greenlandic parents in child placement cases. Although the...

Danish Politics – Week 2 2025

New laws Starting January 2025, the driver’s license exam will only be available in five languages. Interpreters are permitted solely for German, Faroese, and Greenlandic —...

Danish Politics – Week 43 2024

Weekly political overview Authorized English-language form for rental contracts. The Ministry of Housing has made an executive order to create a legal form for rental contracts...

Danish Politics – Week 42 2024

Weekly political overview From next year, you might not be able to drive in the winter with summer tires. A law proposed by the Transport Ministry will...