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Broad protest for Danish government's plans to scrap holiday

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Three-party government wants to scrap the holiday that falls on the fourth Friday after Easter. They say the money saved will be used to boost defence funding. Trade unions, the country's bishops and many rank-and-file members of their own parties are against it. The first reading of a law to make the change is set for Feb. 2.

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Broad protest for Danish government's plans to scrap holiday

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her centrist coalition have been broadly lambasted by the opposition, trade unions, the country's bishops and many rank-and-file members of their own parties for proposing to abolish a springtime public holiday.

1 year ago·Canada

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Washington Times

Broad protest for Danish government’s plans to scrap holiday

1 year ago·United States

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KIFI

Broad protest for Danish government's plans to scrap holiday

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government wants to scrap a springtime public holiday. The money saved by doing that will be used to boost defense funding. On Tuesday, a bill proposing the abolition of the holiday was presented to parliament. But the entire opposition, major trade unions, all of Denmark’s Lutheran bishops, thousands of voters and rank-and-file members of the government’s parties have critici…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Broad protest for Danish government's plans to scrap holiday

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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MY Northwest

Broad protest for Danish government's plans to scrap holiday

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her centrist coalition have been broadly lambasted by the opposition, trade unions, the country’s bishops and many rank-and-file members of their own parties for proposing to abolish a springtime public holiday. The three-party government wants to scrap the holiday that falls on the fourth Friday after Easter and that is known as Store Bededag, or Great Prayer Day. They say t…

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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Coast Reporter

Broad protest for Danish government's plans to scrap holiday

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her centrist coalition have been broadly lambasted by the opposition, trade unions, the country's bishops and many rank-and-file members of their own parties for proposing to abol

1 year ago·Sechelt, Canada

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