Denmark Prepares to Fight EU’s Proposal for Minimum Wage
The Parliament building stands in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Denmark has lashed out against the European Union’s plan to establish a minimum wage, arguing it would undermine a national labor-market model that’s popular with both unions and employers.
Denmark “wants to clarify whether the Commission has the legal authority to put forward its proposal,” the Social Democrat government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement on Wednesday. In a separate statement, Sweden’s government voiced similar concerns.