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The improper fees have been charged to around 12,000 couples, who are primarily foreign couples without a permanent residence in Denmark. (Archive photo). Photo: Niels Christian Vilmann/Ritzau Scanpix

12,000 couples mistakenly paid to marry in Copenhagen

Copenhagen Municipality illegally charged a fee of 1500 kroner for marriages at the city hall, mostly affecting foreign couples. This was reported by Politiken. The municipality recognized there is no legal basis for the fee and will refund 23 million kroner to approximately 12,000 affected...

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