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Denmark's parliament to introduce interpreters – Aki-Matilda Hoegh-Dam spoke and answered questions in Greenlandic, causing protests from some lawmakers

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https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/denmark-allows-greenlandic-in-parliament-following-controversy-1.1974478

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Denmark Allows Greenlandic in Parliament Following Controversy - BNN Bloomberg
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Sep 21 2023
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    1. smoontjes
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      The figure given for the expense is apparently questionably high anyway, according to an interpreter working at the EU: "200 million is an insane amount of money. But I think we need to understand...

      The figure given for the expense is apparently questionably high anyway, according to an interpreter working at the EU:

      "200 million is an insane amount of money. But I think we need to understand how they [speaker of parliament] came up with that figure."

      So it's just the usual... wanting to be a great big kingdom but actually caring very little about those outside of the mainland

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