Hands off our public holiday, cry angry Danes
The Danish government's plan to abolish a public holiday to help fund the defence budget amid the war in Ukraine is putting Denmark's cherished welfare model
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The Danish government's plan to abolish a public holiday to help fund the defence budget amid the war in Ukraine is putting Denmark's cherished welfare model
PM Mette Frederiksen wants to scrap a centuries-old holiday to boost NATO defence spending.
"If we want to safeguard our national security in the light of Putin's invasion of Ukraine with all its wider implications, we all have to contribute", said the Danish minister of labour.
The abolition plans have been widely slammed by the clergy, politicians, trade unions and ordinary Danes alike.
The clergy says people should not have to choose between guns and peace, while the prime minister sees the war in Ukraine as a threat.