Due to COVID-19 pandemic, The Presidium of the Danish Parliament has decided to cancel the Diplomatic Corps Reception scheduled to take place on January 12, 2021.

The Danish Parliament is taking steps to limit the risk of infection from the coronavirus.

The Danish Parliament has decided to take over the buildings of the Danish National Archives adjacent to the Parliament once the National Achieves vacate the buildings in late 2021. The extra space gives the Parliament a unique opportunity to invite more people to visit the parliament while enabling the Parliament to improve the framework for parliamentary work for many years to come.

A parliamentary year always begins on the first Tuesday in October at 12 o’clock noon and ends on the same date at the same time the following year. Read more about the course of a year in the Danish Parliament.

Members of the Danish Parliament discuss policy in the Chamber. It is also in the Chamber that Bills are passed and become law. However, the Danish Parliament’s decisions are prepared by parliamentary committees.

The Constitutional Act of Denmark divides power into three independent branches to prevent the abuse of power: the Parliament, the courts and the government.