“We have a special focus on highly educated workers”: Interview with the Mayor for Integration of Copenhagen

Acting Mayor of Employment and Integration Louise Theilade Thomsen shares her insights into the city’s efforts to attract and retain internationals through support programs, employment initiatives, and political engagement, in an exclusive interview with The Copenhagen Post

Mayor of Employment and Integration of Copenhagen Louise Theilade Thomsen

David Laungaard Lose

Feb 18, 2025

Recently, The Copenhagen Post’s Connect Club members got the opportunity to experience Copenhagen City Hall behind the walls and meet the city’s acting Mayor of Employment and Integration Louise Theilade Thomsen (V).Louise Theilade Thomsen gave the readers an insight into the political work at the Copenhagen City Hall and how local democracy in Denmark is […]

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