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The future of Denmark in Europe

On Wednesday, you will get to vote (if you have Danish citizenship) on the future of Denmark in Europe. See here the main argument from every...

Media law

The government has entered into an agreement with a majority within the Danish Parliament for a new media strategy 2022-2025. The main points of the agreement are: 6%...

The scandal of the week

Some people lost or got their social benefits reduced (kontanthjælp) despite legally qualifying for them. The parliamentary parties are asking the Minister of Employment to launch...

The high point of the closing debate

Prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has proposed a change to the role of the justice minister, after the scandal with the former minister that leaked state secrets....

The last debate before the summer vacation

The parliamentary year in the Danish Parliament begins on the first Tuesday in October and it ends on the 5th of June (Constitution Day). Before the...