DenmarkFolketing, regering, kommuner og valg 12 · Folketing, government, municipalities and elections
Which tasks are the municipalities responsible for?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvilke opgaver har kommunerne ansvaret for?
- aFor example the public hospitals and the general practitioners.Fx de offentlige sygehuse og de praktiserende læger.
- bFor example the country's defence, police and the major motorways.Fx landets forsvar, politi og de store motorveje.
- cFor example public schools, kindergartens and help for the elderly.Fx folkeskoler, børnehaver og hjælp til ældre.Correct answer
Why?
The municipalities run, among other things, nurseries, kindergartens and public schools (folkeskoler), and they look after care for the elderly, roads and waste. The hospitals are run by the regions, and defence and the police come under the state.
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How often are there municipal elections in Denmark?Correct answer:Every four years, on the same day as the regional elections.
Hvor ofte er der kommunalvalg i Danmark? — Hvert fjerde år, på samme dag som regionsvalget.
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What is always true about the number of members of a municipal council?Correct answer:It is an odd number.
Hvad gælder altid for antallet af medlemmer i en kommunalbestyrelse? — Det er et ulige tal.
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With whom does the government make an agreement every year about how much money the municipalities may spend in total?Correct answer:KL (Kommunernes Landsforening – Local Government Denmark).
Hvem laver regeringen hvert år en aftale med om, hvor mange penge kommunerne tilsammen må bruge? — KL (Kommunernes Landsforening).
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Where do the regions mainly get the money to run the hospitals from?Correct answer:Mainly from the state.
Hvor får regionerne især pengene til at drive sygehusene fra? — Især fra staten.
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