The state wants sweeping powers, but may go to great lengths to avoid the bill. You and I could end up paying instead
Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Denmark’s government has set a proposed threshold for farmers’ losses before they can claim full compensation.
- Several experts say such a threshold cannot be established by a formula, raising the prospect of a court dispute over state powers.
- The minister has described the expropriation debate as “somewhat hypothetical.”
The government has put a price on how much loss farmers must endure before they can demand full compensation. Several experts, however, reject the idea that the limit can simply be calculated by formula.
That disagreement could turn into a broader fight over how far the state is allowed to go. The dispute may ultimately move toward the courts, where the limits of state intervention and farmers’ rights to compensation could be tested.
The minister has played down the immediate prospect of such a confrontation, calling the discussion about expropriation “somewhat hypothetical.” But the government’s proposed threshold has already brought the question into sharper focus: who should carry the cost when the state exercises far-reaching powers?
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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