Danish students join European protest wave against education funding cuts

Up to 13,000 students marched in Copenhagen to parliament to oppose the government’s proposed cuts to student stipends, intended to free up funds for defence. Student associations said about 40,000 students were on strike at 57 schools. Denmark has provided an allowance to students over 18 since 1970, but the proposal would end payments for students whose parents earn more than 700,000 kroner a year and adjust support for others according to parental income. The demonstration joins a wider wave of youth protests across Europe, also driven by cost-of-living and housing pressures.