American forces get access to three Danish air stations
Official title (in Danish): Lov om forsvarssamarbejde mellem Danmark og Amerikas Forenede Stater m.v
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives American forces direct access to use certain military sites in Denmark.
- It also changes several other acts so they fit the stay of the American forces.
- Who: The act applies to American forces, American suppliers and foreign nationals covered by annex 1. Some of the rules also apply to organisations that run military welfare services or military post offices for the American forces, and to members of the American forces and their dependants.
- When: Section 24, no. 1 and 2 entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget har til formål at tilvejebringe det retlige grundlag for opfyldelse af aftale af 21. december 2023 om forsvarssamarbejde mellem Danmark og USA. Formålet med forsvarssamarbejdsaftalen er at styrke dansk, nordisk og europæisk sikkerhed og at styrke NATO's muligheder for at agere i Danmarks nærområde. Lovforslaget vil give de amerikanske styrker en direkte adkomst til gøre brug af udvalgte militære anlæg og områder i Danmark med henblik på at kunne foretage en række konkrete aktiviteter som led i det militære samarbejde. Blandt disse aktiviteter er bl.a. udstationering af personel, opbevaring af militært materiel og udstyr, vedligeholdelse, træning m.v.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 28 March 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Entered into force · 1 July 2025The date is in the source, but entry into force has not been confirmed yet – the case awaits manual review