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The Finance Law of 2023 is coming soon

The most important law of the year (the one that tells us how our tax money will be spent) will soon take the headlines...

A political majority in Copenhagen City Council is investigating if they can keep the “Great Prayer Day” as a local free day

The city council can decide, for example, which days are public school holidays (that’s why winter holidays differ depending on the municipality where you...

The government has proposed a reform in higher education

250 out of the 500 master's degree programs will be shortened from 2 years to 1 year and 3 months if the proposed reform...

“We will be more careful with the resident permit applications from Syrian citizens”

“We will be more careful with the resident permit applications from Syrian citizens” said the Danish Immigration Agency (Udlændingestyrelsen). This comes after the Refugee Board (Flygtningenævnet)...

Proposal to ban headscarves in schools was rejected

According to the Minister of Immigration and Integration, “the proposal for banning Muslim headscarves in schools cannot be implemented within the framework of the Constitution...