Europe Denmark Danish Church and other religious bodies are exempt from Equal Treatment Act Ligebehandlingsloven, which guarantees men and women equal opportunities in labour market; bishops urged the Church Ministry to abolish the exemption from the Act
Europe Denmark Based on decades of extensive data, a University of Copenhagen study has established a correlation between exposure to air pollution and elementary school pupils' grades, as children have pronounced negative effects on their brains
Europe Denmark Sønderborg Culture, Leisure and Citizenship Committee has refused to remove the option of sex-segregated swimming in municipal swimming pools, despite the Minister for Integration's call for mayors to use "all means" to prevent "non-Danish" sex separation
Europe Denmark Municipalities are hesitant with the unpopular ban on wood stoves, which, despite decades of evidence on the carcinogenic effects of wood stove use, remain the only non-taxable form of energy in the country
Europe Denmark TotalEnergies' new multibillion-dollar gas project in the Danish North Sea, partly funded by the government, is denting Denmark's green reputation as a vanguard of the green transition