English-Danish translations for welfare state

velfærdsstatVi voksede op i en velfærdsstat. We grew up in a welfare state. 1980'ernes velfærdsstat er ikke længere et svar. The all-encompassing welfare state of the Eighties is no longer the answer. Men det kan godt foregå sideløbende med nedtrapningen af den sociale velfærdsstat. But this can go hand in hand with the dismantling of the social welfare state.
velfærdssamfundVi har ikke kun brug for en velfærdsstat men et velfærdssamfund, hvor samfundene erkender deres ansvar for at støtte alle medlemmer af disse samfund. We need not just a welfare state, but a welfare society, in which communities recognise their responsibilities for the support of all members of those communities. Europa-Parlamentet har indtil sidste år været det eneste organ, som forsøgte at definere et europæisk velfærdssamfund gennem begrebet offentlig service. The European Parliament until last year was the only institution trying to define the European welfare state through the notion of the public sector. Vi venter på dommerne fra Luxembourg for at finde ud af, om vi kan beholde vore hospitaler og en lang række andre kerneydelser, som til sammen udgør vores velfærdssamfund. We are waiting to hear from the judges in Luxembourg whether we can retain our hospitals and a long list of other core services that together constitute our welfare state.

A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security
A country in which such a system operates

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