Denmark

The cost of applying for Danish citizenship through naturalisation will rise from 4.000 to 6.000 DKK (€800) from today; the change is part of an amendment to the Danish Nationality Act, passed by the Danish Parliament on April 24 during its third reading

The Danish Tax Agency has begun reimbursing 25 billion DKK to 82% of taxpayers: around 3,8 million Danes overpaid on their taxes last year, amounting to a total of 25,4 billion DKK (€3,4 billion)

The DKK 33 (€4,4) billion project for the new Copenhagen metro has been approved: it will have nine stops and pass through Lynetteholm, the future neighborhood being built on the sea; it will be partially financed by increased ticket prices to the airport

Greenland's relations with the US and the island’s effort to be diplomatic deteriorated further as Mute Egede, Prime Minister, named as “highly aggressive” a delegation of senior officials that the Trump administration plans to send there this week

Various forms of boycotts against US products or activities have been taking place in recent weeks as protests against President Trump's administration; the practice started in Denmark and spread to other countries such as Sweden and Norway

Denmark will increase its defense spending from 2,37% of gross domestic product in 2024 to 3,2% of GDP for the next two years

Opioids will become the most severely punished drug category in Denmark as the government intends to significantly toughen penalties for opioid-related crimes, increasing sentences by more than 400%, announced Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil, candidate for mayor of Copenhagen, has made public her plan over Airbnb's rules in Copenhagen: one would only be allowed to rent the house of the address registered as usual living

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of trade union FOA in a case against the Danish Labour Market Insurance and the Appeals Board, a decision that could lead to damages of up to DKK 2,5 billion (€335.059.000) for around 25.000 workers in flexible jobs

The 'Greenland Issue' has taken center stage in international attention; as Danish PM wishes to speak to Donald Trump on the matter, the press focuses on the legal options available, saying Greenland can declare independence but cannot be ceded to US

The new mapping by Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd, the labour business council, is based on 2023 figures and shows that incomes of top 1% of high earners increased by almost 15% despite inflation, while the average citizen suffered a drop in income

15,7% of Danes aged between 16 and 64 receive public assistance, the lowest number since 1977, according to an analysis by the Business Council of the Danish Labour Movement

The municipality of Kalundborg will introduce a four-day working week for its administrative staff as of 1 January 2025; consequently, the municipality's main telephone line will only be open Monday to Thursday