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Internationals living in Denmark, Kalpita, Fionn and guest Dragana unpack a week where everyday life and big geopolitics collide. They discuss Denmark’s proposed food vouchers and rising grocery costs, growing concerns about clean tap water and pesticide use, and why Greenland is once again at the centre of international attention. From what ends up on your supermarket receipt to how Denmark prepares for future crises, this episode explains why these issues matter right now for anyone calling Denmark home. 

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(02:28) Danish food voucher proposal

(13:42) Danish clean water crisis

(25:44) Greenland tensions

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Kalpita:

Hello everyone. Welcome to episode one, Season five of Last Week in Denmark podcast. As you probably already know, we are an award winning podcast. All thanks to you listeners and everybody who voted. And big, big shout out to the amazing podcast team. Each week we are here to talk through Danish news stories and developments and how they impact internationals living here. This season we're trying something new, having guests join us for some of the episodes. So sometimes there will be two of us and sometimes there will be three of us, just like we are three today. I am Kalpita, I'm here with Fion and our guest is Dragna. And this week we are talking about three topics per usual. Of course we will cover Greenland and the two other interesting topics is the food checks and there is a little bit of a water issue going on. We spoke about water shortages by 2040, but right now we are going to be talking about clean tap water. If you are an international living in Denmark or thinking of moving here, you'll want to check out many of our episodes. We've got full four seasons ready for you to explore and new episodes every week during season five. Before we get going though, we'd like to ask one thing. If what we are talking about resonates with you, please leave a comment for us on Spotify or YouTube. We are here to help internationals in Denmark stay informed and feel connected. Thanks for helping us reach more people just like you. And welcome to episode one everyone. How is everyone doing?

Fionn: 

It's good to hear you, Kulpita Award winning podcaster Kulpita Bosleigh.

Kalpita: 

It's good to be here and likewise you too, Fion.

Dragana: 

And hello to everyone from me, from Dragana.

Fionn: 

Welcome and we're so excited to have you as our first guest in season five.

Dragana: 

So nice to be here. Thank you.

Kalpita: 

So we have decided today that we will start off with the ever so important topic of rising food prices. As we know, during the New Year speech, our dear Prime Minister Mehra Farakson has announced that there will be food checks given to people apparently from certain group who are having trouble with getting their food supplies. Is a ration within a certain price limit. There's been news as well from the Finance Minister Nikolai Varman saying negotiations have begun on a proposed food check which is worth 4.5 billion Danish kona for people with low incomes. Now, there's been a big reaction of course by different political parties, which is important. So, so the Liberal Conservative, which is the Liberal alliance, and the Nationalist Conservative, which is the Dansk Falkapatti. They both are critical and they are arguing that the help is too small and favor cutting food VAT instead. All parties are still at the table, so the negotiations are still on. The government hopes to reach a deal soon. Nikolai, the Minister of Finance, says some have been very positive. Others have been extremely critical. As we have probably also heard in the news outlets in the past few days, helping people who don't have much is going to be very important. On Thursday, Nikolai announced that the government will allocate 4.5 billion food vouchers. But according to him, the food check can be for pensioners who do not have much in their bank account, for people with low incomes and families with children, and for people outside the labor market. Now, there have been two ministers and chairmans that have expressed their opinions. But before we get into it, Ragina, do you have an idea of how these food checks would help people? Would. Do you think they are of any meaning?

Dragana: 

I think it's way better to cut vats than food checks. So that's just kind of like, because either this or that, if we kind of like have to choose, but like, is it also possible to have both? I think, yeah, I think it's just way too little. I think it's. I do think it's way too little when you compare to rising prices. But then, I don't know, maybe like, can it be both and how fast can we actually cut this? But, like, when can. Like, if we do that, like, how fast can it be out there? Like, really as a measure that can really help people who need this type of measure. So that's kind of like I'm more for this, like, cutting that or maybe taking both and how fast? So that's also the question.

Kalpita: 

Okay, yeah, yeah. How fast is going to play a big role in this whole thing? Fion, what are your thoughts?

Fionn: 

Yeah, I think the speed in which this will actually affect people is a really important, important point. And I did see, of course, the chairman of Liberal alliance saying that he thought lowering food VAT would only really actually make an impact by 2028. Now, I haven't seen the research behind that, so they were kind of also pushing for other forms of tax relief, but still a broader tax relief across society in general as opposed to a really targeted measure like the food vouchers. I think I have two thoughts, I would say, on the food vouchers. On one hand, Morten Messerschmitt, the chairman of Dan's Fog Party, he had basically said that all Danes are affected by rising food prices. So singling out individual Groups for something quite targeted is completely wrong. And to that I would think that yes, all Danes have been affected by rising food prices and US internationals as well, let's not forget. But not all of us have the same ability to absorb those prices. So I think I do understand the approach of targeting something towards not necessarily the lowest in society in terms of income terms, but people who are maybe struggling much more than some others. So in that point of view I would support actually a more targeted measure. But on the other hand I'm quite curious or slightly nervous and maybe I just need to read more about this in terms of what form of a helping hand would these food vouchers actually take? Because when I was a kid I spent a little bit of time growing up in the US and there obviously food vouchers, food stamps or these kind of snap payments as they call them, are really baked into to culture and they are a positive in many ways because they do provide for people who could not otherwise put food on the table. But the form in which they take this kind of voucher sense or you know, it's not actual cash for some of them, for some of them it is, it plays a lot into a lot of stigmatization. I think of people, there are stores that won't accept them and I have seen many examples of people, maybe parents, maybe just everyday people being so embarrassed at checkout when they're handing these over. And from that point of view I would be quite nervous. Is this going to take a similar form to that as opposed to a cash payment? Because I think obviously one priority is of course making sure that people are able to put food on the table whether they are at the lowest income level or the most struggling. But of course we can think of everybody as well. But I think dignity is also a really, really important thing for especially those who are struggling the most. And so I think I would be more in favour of this kind of targeted payment if it's clearly or expressly a cash payment, if you put it that way. And of course you can say, well then people can use it and buy alcohol or candy or whatever. But I do think that kind of self determination and ability for people to, yeah, not feel like they are somehow lesser because of how they need to put food on the table is really important as well. Hey everybody, this is Fionno Toole, your podcast co host. I am here to tell you that the very, very talented Last week in Denmark reporting crew have done this super cool collab with the International the December issue of our collaborative Magazine with the International is out right now, containing no less than 10 pages of our writer's work. We're so proud of it. And in those pages you will find an interview with a young international activist. The unspoken rules of Danish silen and small talk, the origins and legacy of Denmark's Viking ring fortresses. And you'll see psychologist Julia Jones answer readers questions about life between cultures, exploring what it takes to build meaning and connection as an International in Denmark, all while staying true to yourself. You can check it out@the intl.com issue or just go to the show notes of this episode where you'll find the link right there. All right, go pet a dog, blow your nose, touch your toes, read the International, and off you go.

Kalpita: 

I agree with that completely. There's also this other part of the conversation where Alex Winople from the chairman of Liberal alliance has said that this is just. Just a patchwork solution. Right. Because they're trying to win back voters. It is election year, and like, rightly you pointed out F that VAT could take the next two years, 20, 28 is when we will actually see the effects of it. But there is at the same time news out that, you know, food prices have become lesser, it's becoming cheaper. Although when you walk into a supermarket, that's not really what you see.

Fionn: 

Yeah, I think a lot of it was dominated by, like, the price of butter going down, for example. So that's great. That's a staple. But if that's dragging the average down, there's probably still many, many things that haven't lowered down so much. I think we all feel it in fruit and vegetables maybe the most. Or is that just me?

Kalpita: 

Oh, definitely. Fruit and vegetables.

Dragana: 

Yeah. Yeah. I actually really like Theon that you mentioned, like, us comparison. Because this is really something that Denmark is, like, really clearly stating. No, we are this, like, welfare society. Like, we take care of our people. So in a way, like, I think it was Morten Messerschmitt, but correct me if I'm mistaken here, that is like. But this kind of like having food stamps, like, you know, us people is such a bomb on our welfare society. Right? So this is kind of like exactly making a comparison to a country that we really want to be, like, so separated from, like, on so many levels. Right. So I think this also, like, culturally, it's kind of like, hard to kind of swallow, I think, on that end. And then again, like, like, will this create some kind of a, like, okay, like, people coming with these stamps and people coming with cash or Cards. And then that. That's also kind of like. But I think this is also, like, culturally, like, we really like when we think of food stamps. That's us. And that's not something like somebody wants to be proud of. So. So I think this is actually like, on that cultural level, it is like a show shock, a bomb. I think it was really mortal. It's like, it's a. It's a bomb on a welfare society. But I think it's very nice that Denmark is actually kind of like, thinking, like, okay, like. Like out loud, publicly, like, this is what we are considering. And. And that's actually like, what I do. Like, it's like being prepared. Preparedness, like a new, you know, state of mind and peace and everything. Like being prepared. So I think. I like that these conversations are out there. Yeah, yeah.

Fionn: 

And I think your point about the comparison with another country is really, really valid. And actually, if I can make a comparison between maybe Denmark and another country, that's between Denmark and the uk and this isn't just an Irish person making fun of the uk, I promise. But one of the. And it's actually very sad, but there's so much poverty and even food poverty in the uk, basically because of years of austerity budgets. And if you look at London, it's one of the richest cities in Europe, and then you go outside of London and many of the poorest regions in Europe are in fact in the United Kingdom. But the malnutrition has gotten so bad, down to rising food prices, down to hot meals in schools being taken away, for example, that diseases that affected people in the UK in the Victorian age, so the 1800s have made a comeback. And whatever way that the government or the opposition, I think, want to approach this, you know, you can all agree or disagree on the best way forward. I think the fact is that there is an issue and there is an attempt to address it. Maybe it's very. You could be very cynical and say this is just trying to buy votes. And maybe it is. Right, because as I think you pointed out off Mike, this works out at, what was it, seven kroner per day per person. So how effective will it be? But at least it is a step forward as opposed to looking at effects that you would hope are 200 years out of our society. Diseases like rickets coming back.

Kalpita: 

Yeah, quickly, to make a point about what Swagna also said. Is this part of crisis preparedness? Because we are getting into more and more crisis situations with security of the Arctic and Ukraine, war ending and all kinds of things, right? Which means that it is directly going to affect rations, that's fruits, vegetables and all kinds of basic things that we're going to need. I mean just take Covid itself had put such a huge strain on grocery prices as well and ever only been rising and rising. So as much as this sounds like a voting gears stick up job, it's also something that we need do need to consider. Because now we also getting into a clean water crisis as well, which is our next topic of conversation. So there has been a fight over clean tap water and it's turning completely political. And going out of the conversations from people and their needs to. Environment ministry analysis is now concluding that the cheapest and the most effective way to protect drinking water is a national ban on spraying pesticides and spreading fertilizer in vulnerable groundwater areas. The report is a bit about how did we get here moment. Because after 27 years of plans and voluntary agreements, only 1.5% of the areas identified back in 19988 have actually been protected. Meanwhile, pesticide residues were found in 55.7% of the tested water supply boreholes in 2024. That's almost two years ago now. And more than 14% had levels above quality limits. The ministry estimates it could cost about 6 to 18 billion Danish K per year to clean water if contamination continues. And that is for the solution of making a clean water system. Whereas if there is a ban on spraying pesticides, the agricultural cost could come down to 360 million Danish K per year in losses. So there is obviously a big debate and need for deliberation. Have you guys experienced bad quality tapas water.

Dragana: 

So before bad quality tofo? Because this is right down my alley when it comes to agriculture and crop protection. I mean I just want to say that like when it comes to this chemical pesticide ban, this is so much in line with like EU regulations. But Denmark is really apart from EU regulations that like okay, like we are EU is banning certain chemical pesticides. But Denmark will on top of that ban even more. So if we actually have these questions also in Denmark, what about other countries? I mean Denmark is so much like about organic agriculture. Organic came from Denmark, functional biodiversity and these flower strips. When it comes to growing apples. When it comes to growing pears, it came from Denmark. So when we actually talk about these things in Denmark, we really kind of like what about the rest of Europe and what about the rest of the world? If we actually came into this position right. When it comes to also like innovation, I think the good Thing is that we now have novanese that will focus on biosolutions. There's so much effort from Novo Nordisk, novo Nordisk Foundation, DTU and BioSustane like DTU from Danish Technical University working on biosolutions solutions. Because now when we have this chemical pesticide ban, we need to actually have different type of crop protection products and that they're called biopesticides biological solutions. So this is so much kind of like now and, and all these industries are in Denmark really kind of like leading this progress. So I think like all of this talk and innovation and especially like it was one of the projects that we worked on, supported by European Space agency in 2023 about nitrogen and exactly this pollution, that nitrogen goes to groundwater. And we collaborated with Danish apple growers who were. I mean they are also really very innovative people because we talk about highly educated societies is here Nordics are people who actually have this higher level of awareness. It's a great education and you have this level of awareness when it comes to innovation. So it's, it's, I think the momentum that we need to grab and really push. So. So I think yes, when it comes to water, but for me if we actually talk about water in Denmark under all these like, you know, higher level of awareness that comes from society, all these regulations that are already on top of your. What about the rest? So this is actually what really kind of a. Wow. What about the rest? So I'll, I'll kind of leave it there because it's a huge topic. Yeah.

Kalpita: 

Fian.

Fionn: 

Yeah. And I think this is a really interesting case and I think it ties in right with what we were just talking about with the rising food costs and food security. Because that is maybe the pushback that has come from the agricultural industry specifically. Talking like, you know, we use the word a bomb in terms of the food parcels. But they effectively said that this would be a bomb in the agricultural industry. Look, I am absolutely not a farmer, so what do I know? But to me it does feel that you're kind of trading one bomb for another if you ignore this. So you could say this would be really disruptive to farming and agriculture now. Cultivation in these areas, the groundwater areas would not be affected. You could still absolutely have organic cultivation. This is just intended to protect the groundwater. But I think you would hope at least, and you know I'll absolutely defer to gigantic expertise in this, but you would hope that there are knock on effects as well. We are globally in a biodiversity crisis and when you have fields of just monoculture crops, or grass for that matter, that especially if they're sprayed with pesticides. But even if it's just, you know, monoculture, huge monoculture production, it almost might as well be a desert when it comes to supporting insect life, when it comes to supporting, you know, reptiles, small mammals. And we've seen these huge drops in the number of birds and the number of bees, in the number of what's called, you know, keystone species that a lot of the other animals in the ecosystem web or in the food web rely on. So I think our whole agricultural model does need to change to better support life. Because if we want to think about, you know, a bomb in agriculture, well, what happens if bee numbers drop to the point where plants aren't being pollinated correctly? There's far more knock on effects of that, I think, than agricultural profit. And I completely understand that this is people's livelihoods. I completely understand that food security is important and that, you know, as consumers we also want locally produced things and we want high quality things. And we also push back right when we see that, oh, these apples have been shipped in from Spain or New Zealand and like, what's the carbon effect of that? So there is a nuance to this discussion, but personally I would really support the ban. I thought it was interesting seeing the Danish Democrats. Actually Kim Elder from the Danish Democrats coming out and saying the way forward is just plant more forests. Personally, I think that's part of a solution. I mean, Denmark is 14% covered in woodland, which is very unevenly distributed. There's a lot of it where there's very, very little. And of course forests and particularly natural native trees are hugely important. But I think it's kind of a drop in the ocean, right, when you consider the scale of the groundwater challenge.

Kalpita: 

Yeah, we've spoken about the Danish biodiversity in the past as well, with so many topics that have been underway in the last year. So I would encourage listeners to go back and listen to them. As you mentioned, Ragnar, the nitrogen pollution in Albog nitrate pollution is already expected to add around a thousand kilometers per household per year if cleaning becomes necessary. Now, as we have just read, cleaning becomes more and more expensive. Instead, it's better to ban the use of pesticides, but there's also an added cost to it to the farmer, because organic farming is not necessarily easier, cheaper, nor is it sustainable in terms of being a farmer and your crops and soil and the quality of the product as well. Sometimes you just get very small apples which are perfectly nice and juicy and Fresh. But it's also the consumer perception that could also drive the market. But Ragna, I would like to hear a bit more from you.

Dragana: 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I think it's a good point here that you're mentioning because also in organic you can use some chemicals, pesticides. This is the thing where there is now a shift in these industries because, you know, it was easy to farm and I think chemical pesticides will stay in these arable crops like wheat, barley, rice. But you know, we don't get immunity from bread. We get immunity from apples, tomatoes, plums. These are now horticultural systems that actually, we really work with that they are actually experiencing the transition now in these horticultural systems. Now if you were using chemical pesticide A, now you need to be using biopesticide. Abc, right? But you know, chemical pesticides, like it's, it's, it's easy to work with them because you spray, you kill everything. But you know, now we know and people are aware that we don't want to eat food like that, but we also don't want to destroy the environment. And it was also quite economically affordable because you know, you have like €2 per hectare now with bio pesticides you will, you will have products that you need to use and have economically affordable now product for the market to be in a supermarket, to be present like in, in a market. Biopesticides are 10 times, for example, more expensive. So how will you produce something that is cost effective for the buyer if you're using solely biopesticides that are taught? So it's not easy. It's not easy. But this is where innovation comes in. And that's why I think Denmark is a good society for that. Because first of all, it's Novo Nesis. Yes. It's about new line of products, new line of crop protection products. Because we don't want to eat something that actually destroyed our environment and we don't want to eat something that potentially can have pesticide residues. There's just so many levels in a society and especially in the Danish society, as I said, that is very well. And the Nordic societies with this higher level of awareness. So we just need to be kind of like going there like being, being kind of like. Yeah, usually they tell me like you're this aggressive founder, but you need to kind of push. It's like you know what you want and you need to kind of go there to. So I think this is the thing that horticultural systems will be experiencing this, this major, major change and it's not going to be easy because this transformation from, you know, chemical pesticides and €2 per hectare and, you know, biopesticides and €20 per hectare, how to do that and how to make. But that's where innovation comes in. That's why there's like tsunami of startups working on this to solve Nice.

Kalpita: 

Yet again, Denmark becomes a pioneer in something that is going to change the world. In the meantime, I'm just dreaming about having a kitchen garden so I don't have to think about all the pesticides, but thinking about changing the world. Our world is changing by the minute, if I may say so, because we are approaching the Greenland drama and it is not slowing down. We have all heard and read about the recent meetings that have happened and there is luckily a tone shift from loud statements to tightly managed meetings. Invisible military signals, as some of us have already read and seen. Some European nations like Germany and France and Norway have sent some of their soldiers and personnel for boosting the Arctic exercise, which is called Operation Arctic Endurance. These are of course NATO nations, including Britain. It is clearly a political message being sent to the US in case it decides to make any move. There are many, many experts out there who've said that, ah, it'll be foolish for them. You know, NATO will end or change forever if US decides to do anything. But this is a historic moment for the world, not just Denmark, Greenland and the us. What do you guys think? Are you scared? Are you optimistic? What's the mood like?

Fionn: 

I think the first thing that comes to my mind is that time is a flat circle, because I remember recording my first episode of this podcast with you, Kalpita, last year and we were basically talking about the same thing. Maybe the rhetoric is kind of heightened a little bit more now. It certainly is heightened a little bit more. Yeah. I don't know if optimism is necessarily a word I would use to describe what I'm feeling with all of this. If I was to be optimistic, I would hope that the outcome of this is that Donald Trump somehow gets distracted, as he is wont to do, but through whatever way this somehow blows over, but that the effect is that Denmark effectively treats Greenland better or takes more notice and care of it, and particularly the Greenlandic people, because I do think there is, and maybe this is just me. Listeners feel free to disagree in the comments, but I think my experience speaking to Danish friends, colleagues, you know, people you meet, is that when it comes to Greenland, there is an attitude that is still very prevalent. Not against everybody, obviously, but it's still very prevalent of like, oh, well, Greenland should just be thankful for us. We give them so much money. And there's generally very, very little recognition of that. Denmark didn't always do particularly nice things to the Greenlandic people. Really, really awful things. And that the mindset is very colonialist still, I think. So if I'm to be optimistic, I would hope that this kind of forces Denmark to take more notice and kind of reevaluate its relationship with Greenland. But can I be optimistic? I don't know. I think the thing that maybe scared me the most was Donald Trump saying that ownership is psychologically needed for success for him. And I mean, it's like, how can you negotiate with a 2 year old? Like, I have one at home. And when she says demeanor, it's hers, right? It's very difficult to say, well, actually it's your brother's and he's playing with it at the moment. And I feel like this is the same kind of mindset that we're seeing because there isn't really, as I see it, a logical reason for this, either militarily or economically from the US side. And I'm happy to dive into that. But I think it is irrational, the behavior at the moment from the United States.

Dragana: 

Yeah, I agree, like, but it's really hard to kind of like then like rationalize with irrational and then just I think this situation with Greenland, it really connects the ratio of the world. I think, like people are really out there and I think it's exactly as you said. I think like this connection with like, you know, Denmark and Greenland right now that they have, I think it's like, you know, it's one voice.

Kalpita: 

So.

Dragana: 

And then like, you know, other countries, they amplified that voice. So I think. And then again, it's not about the fear, it's about being prepared, being rational, being calm. So I think this is actually how Danes and Denmark is kind of like playing this. And that's also, I think, cultural and that's, I think, very good. So I, I don't think there's a place for fear. I think it's just really preparedness, being prepared for so many scenarios for a two year old kid. Yeah, yeah.

Kalpita: 

I mean, as, as much as we can talk about how Trump is frivolous, he has in some occasions and some important things, he has been able to move the needle. For example, increasing the NATO contribution or all of the NATO members have increased NATO contributions. It is because of Trump's pressure and frivolity that we now have a decent amount of army pres. Or military presence in the Arctic undergoing an operation exercise. And they have been doing that for ever, since the summertime as well, because he made sure that one of the things, as you rightly mentioned, Fion, was that he was going to be on the Greenland agenda as part of his presidency this year. And he is taking that agenda more and more seriously. And he has shown in the past with Venezuela and Ukraine that all the things that he is demanding is, and he's making it come true, whether it is by throwing a fit or whether it is by sending a delegation like he has to Denmark and continuing putting the pressure as the spokesperson for the US by that I do not mean, and please feel free to come for me in the comments that we should abide by what he says. I think Denmark, in equal footing with Europe, has pushed back in the most polite way as Europeans can do. And they have also shown that we are not going to be bullied, but we are willing and open to have a conversation. And they do not see him as a threat, even if they have officially declared him as a threat. They do look at the US as an ally and I think they will continue to that. Of course, Denmark has a history with the US which spans more than 250 years. And even if Mr. Trump has no regard for it, I'm sure everyone else involved has much regard and respect for it as well. And I don't think this is an issue of fear mongering or one that we really need to take cognizance of in terms of being afraid or something's really dramatic going to happen. But like you said, Ragna, crisis preparedness is key at this moment and from here on as well. We have seen that in food prices, we're seeing that in clean water, agriculture, and we will probably see that in all kinds of small and big ways in the economy. Not just in Denmark, but the rest of Europe as well. Also jobs. People have lost jobs. They've been losing their jobs for the whole past year. And I am definitely sure that the whole next year is also going to be a bit of a whirlwind in that sense, economic wise. But I do hope there are still jobs.

Fionn: 

I think that sums it up really well. I don't think this is going to be the last time we're speaking about Greenland on this podcast. I would be shocked if it is, but I feel like we are, what, 17 days of this recording into 2026 and it's definitely shaping up to be an interesting year.

Kalpita: 

Absolutely. Hopefully we have much more positive things to talk about in the coming weeks, least of Greenland.

Dragana: 

Yeah. But there's so many, there's so many shifts and I think it's happening in parallel. So it's, it's really. Yeah, it's gonna be, yeah, a leadership challenge to navigate, but I think it's, at the end of the day, it's gonna happen, like, in a good way.

Kalpita: 

Yeah. We are, we are part, we are becoming part of history. This is something we will go grow old and tell our grandkids, hopefully.

Dragana: 

Yes.

Kalpita: 

Yes.

Dragana: 

Yes.

Kalpita: 

Well, thank you very much for joining us. Sadna.

Dragana: 

Thank you.

Kalpita: 

It has been a pleasure talking with you.

Dragana: 

Likewise.

Kalpita: 

And you too. Thank you very much for joining. I hope all our listeners have enjoyed this episode. Please do not hesitate to leave a like or a comment comment or correct us if you think we've been wrong and we'll see you in the next episode.

Dragana: 

Bye bye. Bye.

Fionn: 

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