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Proposal: national standards for Danish in elderly care

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folket­ings­beslut­ning om nationale standarder for danskkundskaber hos medarbejdere i ældreplejen

Parliamentary resolution · B 19 (2026-27) · Børne-, Ældre- og Boligministeriet

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In short

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  • Proposed by: Dan­marks­de­mokraterne (6 members, first named: Marlene Harpsøe)
  • What is proposed: The proposal suggests that the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) asks the government to set general national standards for Danish language skills among staff in elderly care.
  • Who would be affected: The proposal is about staff in elderly care.
  • When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.

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What the proposal says:

  • The government must set general national standards for Danish language skills.
  • The standards must apply to staff in elderly care.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Source: the Official Report of the Danish Parliament (Folketingstidende) and ft.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Forslaget går ud på at få fastlagt generelle nationale standarder for danskkundskaber hos medarbejdere i ældreplejen.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 8 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1st reading · 4 December 2026
    Scheduled by the Danish Parliament
  3. Adopted or rejected
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament