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'We can do more of what we must in our defence alliance and for the security of the Danes by abolishing a public holiday,' insisted Danish PM Mette Frederiksen (Photo: Magnus Fröderberg/norden.org)

Denmark to ditch Christian holiday to hit Nato spending

Denmark wants to reach its Nato financial commitments three years ahead of schedule, and has introduced a parliamentary bill to boost state coffers — by ditching a centuries-old Christian public holiday.

The Danish government's proposal, a coalition between centre-left and centre-right parties, has found a way to bring forward the two percent of their GDP to defence spending agreed for 2030.

How? By removing a public holiday from the workers' calendar, which, according to its fed...

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

'We can do more of what we must in our defence alliance and for the security of the Danes by abolishing a public holiday,' insisted Danish PM Mette Frederiksen (Photo: Magnus Fröderberg/norden.org)

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

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