Denmark , a presentation for our Comenius partners

1. - On the map! Grøndalsvængets skole

2. Denmark – now and then - here and there !

3. Denmark – part of Scandinavia - part of Europe 6 MILLION PEOPLE Capital: Copenhagen Queen Margaret the 2. NEGOCIATION Folketinget Statsminister = Prime Minister Monarchy DEMOCRACY

4. HISTORY - The Vikings Where it all started….

5. King Christian the 4th – 1588 – 1648 the great constructor

6. The Danish Kings – and Queens Queen Margaret II and Prince Henrik Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary Prince Christian and Princess Isabella Prince Joachim and Princess Marie

7. The Royal Family of Denmark

8. CULTURE LITERATURE PAINTING - SCULPTURE FILM DESIGN- ARCHITECTURE Hans Christian Andersen Bertel Thorvaldsen Kröyer Richard Mortensen Peter Hoeg Bille August Lars Von Trier P.Henningsen Arne Jacobsen Jørgen Utzon

9. City of Copenhagen

10. Business Companys

12. COP15 Trade and climate The climate changes are considered one of the world's greatest challenges. There is a need for everyone to limit the emission of CO2. Danish Cleantech Solutions - driving export and attracting foreign investments

13. Education and traditions in ’Folkeskolen’

14. Back to the vikings - ….. FINLAND DENMARK TURKEY SICILY

17. Denmark - part of Europe 1972: Den 2. oktober afholdtes der folkeafstemning i Danmark om medlemskab af fællesmarkedet. For stemte 63,4 % og i mod stemte 36,6 %. Derfor indtrådte Danmark sammen med Storbritannien og Irland som medlemmer 1. januar 1973. 1993: Folkeafstemning i Danmark om de fire forbehold i forhold til Maastricht-traktaten (Edinburgh). 56,9% stemte for og 43,2% stemte imod. Forbeholdene vedrører fire områder: Unionsborgerskab Euroen ("tredje fase af Den Økonomiske og Monetære Union") Afgørelser og aktioner på forsvarsområdet Overstatsligt samarbejde om retlige og indre anliggender In a referendum on 18th May, 1993, Denmark approved the Maastricht Treaty, which allowed Denmark to join the EU however, with the exceptions in four key areas negotiated in the Edinburgh Agreement, viz. Single currency; Union Citizenship; Common Defence; and Justice & Home Affairs. In the referendum held in May, 1998, 55.1% voters supported the Amsterdam Treaty thereby paving the way for Denmark’s continued active participation in European cooperation. However, in the referendum held on 28th September 2000 Denmark decided not to join the common currency ‘Euro’. From March 25, 2001, Denmark, along with the other four Nordic countries, joined the group of Schengen countries.

18. The Royal Family of Denmark