The threat landscape against Denmark has changed significantly in recent years, and therefore there is a need to rethink preparedness anew. The work begins on Thursday, when the newly appointed Minister for Public Security and Preparedness, Torsten Schack Pedersen (V), has called the parties behind the defense agreement to start-up meetings with a view to negotiating a new preparedness agreement.
- It is fundamentally about ensuring Denmark's robustness against the threats that we as a society face. This requires some new initiatives, and I look forward to listening to what the various parties in the agreement group emphasize, says the minister.
The goal is to reach an agreement before the New Year. Before then, the parties to the agreement are awaiting a number of analyses that are underway and that will be included in the negotiations.
- We must be able to prevent and avert the threats that Denmark faces. It's about cybersecurity, it's about hybrid threats, and it's about extreme weather like what we've seen in Central Europe recently. All of this places new demands on how the state's preparedness should be organized. And there is also a political task in being able to provide such clear and reassuring answers to the questions that the Danes have, says the minister.
Torsten Schack Pedersen also expects to have to discuss the interaction between the state and the local and municipal preparedness with the compromise parties.
In addition to the government parties Venstre, Socialdemokratiet and Moderaterne, the compromise parties consist of SF, Danmarksdemokraterne, Liberal Alliance, Conservatives, Radikale, Dansk Folkeparti and Nye Borgerlige. The agreement involves a total investment of 143 billion. DKK in Danish defense and security until 2033.
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