Europe Denmark Since municipal reform increased the number of municipalities to 98 in 2007, there have never been so many women elected mayor; so far, 19 women have been chosen - an increase of five compared to 2017 and seven compared to 2013
Europe Denmark A group of 237 women has completed training in AI, JavaScript, Python, cybersecurity, and cloud computing through a school that helps women and non-binary people with international backgrounds gain digital skills and enter the Danish labor market
Europe Denmark A two-year project to get internationals involved with sports clubs will be launched by Danish Sports Federation with a dedicated person to coordinate the process; pilot initiatives will involve seven smaller federations opening up to new residents
Europe Denmark Social Democrats in Denmark suffered a heavy loss in this week's municipal and regional elections; PM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party lost control of Copenhagen for first time in over 100 years
Europe Denmark 2025 is the year with the lowest number of asylum seekers; according to new figures from the Danish Immigration Service, 1.490 applications were filed in the first nine months of 2025, less than in the same period of the previous three years