The government and majority in the Danish parliament agree on earmarked parental leave
The European Union Directive of 2019 on work life balance was adopted on 29 June 2021, which amongst other things provides for 9 weeks of earmarked parental leave. The work life balance Directive must be implemented in the individual member states no later than 2 August 2022. On 26 October 2021 the Government, together with a broad majority of the political parties, entered into an agreement on the implementation of the directive into national law.