A European Court trial could decide whether authorities in the union can help Denmark to collect outstanding student loans from EU citizens. But the issue remains complicated.
Though increasing numbers of EU citizens are drawing Danish state student loans, (statens uddannelsesstøtteslån or SU-lån in Danish), the Copenhagen government remains unable to determine whether debts will actually be repaid, reports newspaper Politiken.
Under EU law, citizens of other member states are entitled to draw the loan while studying in Denmark.
But Denmark is currently unable to force repayments of invoices sent to individuals once they have returned to their home countries.
It is beyond all doubt that it is unacceptable that …
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