Denmark

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

Social Affairs minister suggested local governments stop administering a disputed test for new parents to people of Greenlandic descent after case of Greenlandic woman who was stripped of custody of her children because of that test

New figures from the house rental company Novasol show that more Danes, and Germans, are choosing to spend Christmas and New Year in holiday homes, confirming the trend of increasing interest in staying at summer houses during the winter festive season

The Copenhagen Airport area is more polluted than the city centre, according to a new report by the National Centre for Environment and Energy at Aarhus University

Danish MP Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, elected in Greenland, violated parliamentary protocol by refusing to translate a speech she had delivered in Greenlandic into Danish

The country will tighten environmental requirements for imported biomass, which it uses as an energy source for district heating, after the EU tightened its directive for European biomass sustainability requirements

House insurance prices of Denmark's three largest insurers have risen by over 20% in the past year; association of insurance companies Forsikring & Pension says the increase in rates is due to extreme weather

The average pre-tax income increased by 6,3% between 2022 and 2023 - the highest annual increase in 30 years - according to data from Danmarks Statistik

Children without siblings are more likely to enter puberty earlier than children with siblings, a new study from Aarhus University shows

€20M in aid for Denmark for better pig welfare have been approved by the EU Commission; the program aims to support farmers to implement preventive measures that reduce the risk of tail-biting

The Danish government wants to attract even more African students to Danish universities and higher education: 'this is not about altruism or charity, but about safeguarding Danish interests' as Europe is shrinking, Foreign Minister said