The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark overspends own limit on SU grant for international students State spending on foreign students who receive Denmark’s state student grant (Statens Uddannelsesstøtte, SU) has continued to increase despite the attempts of parliament to stem it. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200929/denmark-overspends-own-limit-on-su-grant-for-international-students Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:53:26 +0200 denmark-overspends-own-limit-on-su-grant-for-international-students Denmark could hire private firms to recover foreign student loans Denmark hopes to increase efforts to recover state student loan debts owed by foreign citizens, the Ministry of Taxation has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180223/denmark-could-hire-private-firms-to-recover-foreign-student-loans Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:10:46 +0100 denmark-could-hire-private-firms-to-recover-foreign-student-loans Can the EU help collect student debt owed to Denmark? A European Court trial could decide whether authorities in the union can help Denmark to collect outstanding student loans from EU citizens. But the issue remains complicated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180115/can-the-eu-help-collect-student-debt-owed-to-denmark Mon, 15 Jan 2018 11:23:33 +0100 can-the-eu-help-collect-student-debt-owed-to-denmark Number of Danish student loans to EU citizens doubles The number of students from other EU countries drawing Denmark’s state student loan doubled between 2012 and 2016. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171020/number-of-danish-student-loans-to-eu-citizens-doubles Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:59:37 +0200 number-of-danish-student-loans-to-eu-citizens-doubles International students owe Denmark 123 million kroner: report Almost 40 percent of loans drawn from the Danish state by international students are yet to commence repayment, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170918/international-students-owe-denmark-123-million-kroner-report Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:26:32 +0200 international-students-owe-denmark-123-million-kroner-report Cut foreigners' dental treatment, study grants and bus passes: DF Denmark’s populist Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) is calling for new requirements to be placed on a range welfare support payments available to foreign citizens. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170907/scrap-foreigners-dental-treatment-study-grants-and-bus-passes-df Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:47:30 +0200 scrap-foreigners-dental-treatment-study-grants-and-bus-passes-df