In Denmark, industrial relations are regulated by social partners. The Danish government and parliament seek to minimize intervention in the labour market.

The EU should not interfere with the Member States’ freedom to set wages. Wage levels are an exclusively national responsibility. In Denmark, they are the result of collective bargaining agreements reached by the unions and employers’ associations – in fact, this is one of the core elements of the Danish model.

The Nordic employers’ confederations welcome the Social Summit in Porto and share the ambition of a Europe with high social standards and strong competitiveness.