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BBC OS: 2024/03/14 17:06 GMT: Denmark to conscript women for military service

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Denmark to conscript women for military service

2024/03/14 17:06 GMT

2024/03/14 17:06 GMT: Denmark to conscript women for military service

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Denmark to conscript women for military service

Denmark has announced plans to extend military conscription to women

Denmark has announced plans to extend military conscription to women.

The government in Denmark plans to introduce female conscription from 2026, making it only the third European nation - alongside Norway and Sweden - to require women to serve in the armed forces. It also says the conscription service will be extended from four to 11 months for both men and women. We get some reaction and speak to a journalist in Denmark. 

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Dutch anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders has abandoned his bid to become prime minister, despite his party's dramatic victory in the 2023 elections. Our correspondent explains. 

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Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Women take part in a military parade in Aalborg, Denmark, 05 September 2021 (issued 14 March 2024). Credit:  Henning Bagger/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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