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Proposal: The Danish Arts Foundation is to be closed and replaced by a culture fund

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folket­ings­beslut­ning om nedlæggelse af Statens Kunstfond og oprettelse af en kulturpulje, der styrker dansk nationalidentitet og historie

Parliamentary resolution · B 6 (2026-27) · Kulturministeriet

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In short

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  • Proposed by: Dansk Folkeparti (16 members, first named: Mette Thiesen)
  • What is proposed:
    • The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to instruct the government to begin the work of closing the Danish Arts Foundation no later than the end of the 2026-27 parliamentary session.
    • Instead, a fund for art and culture is to be set up that strengthens the shared history, identity and democratic understanding of the Danish people.
  • 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.

Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.

What the proposal says:

  • The government must begin the work of closing the Danish Arts Foundation no later than the end of the 2026-27 parliamentary session.
  • The work of closing the Danish Arts Foundation must be started in favour of setting up a fund. Based on recommendations from an independent arts committee and on decisions made by the parties in the Danish Parliament, the fund must provide focused support for art and culture that strengthens the shared history, identity and democratic understanding of the Danish people.
  • The fund must be paid out based on recommendations from an independent arts committee and on decisions made by the parties in the Danish Parliament.
  • Before an arts committee is appointed, the current arts support scheme must be thoroughly evaluated for conflicts of interest and political bias.

Sources and original

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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.

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  1. Introduced · 8 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1st reading · 17 November 2026
    Scheduled by the Danish Parliament
  3. Adopted or rejected
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament