(Local) Denmark’s minister for immigration and integration Inger Støjberg was in Vienna on Thursday as the two countries presented their plan for reforms to the EU’s asylum system. Austria and Denmark plan to launch a pilot project establishing a deportation centre based […]
(Local) The government has allocated 140 million kroner over the next four years to programmes aimed at increasing employment levels amongst women who have migrated to Denmark. The aim of the investment is to bring more women from non-Western countries onto the […]
(Local) A petition demanding parliament consider implementing a ban on circumcising boys under 18 is set to be considered by parliament. The petition reached in June the 50,000 signatures required to force parliament to take up the issue. Parliament’s justice administration (Lovsekretariat) […]
(Local) The new contract for public service broadcasting between the Danish Ministry of Culture and broadcaster DR emphasises the importance of Christianity, while the word “integration” has been removed. The contract, which was published on the ministry’s website yesterday as DR announced […]
(Local) Danish police are uncertain as to the whereabouts of [as] many as 2,835 rejected asylum seekers, some of whom may still be in the country, according to a report. A National Police document detailing the figure was seen and reported by […]
(Local) A new report by a Paris think-tank underlines “the progress of Islamist ideology among Muslims in France,” suggesting that Salafi Islam can be stamped out through a “halal tax” and Arabic being taught in French schools. According to the report released […]
(Local) A much-discussed proposal that would require new Danish [citizens] to shake hands with their local mayor would also come with a tripling of the fee new Danes have to pay to receive their citizenship. Forcing all citizenship applicants to participate in […]
(Local) When Jimmie Åkesson, the 39-year-old leader of the populist Sweden Democrats, starts railing against “giant mosque complexes, with huge minarets everywhere” Adam and Mohammed begin to protest. “It’s you who want to build that!” Mohammed, 25, shouts out when Åkesson accuses […]
(Local) An election campaign stop at a public square in Falkenberg devolved into a food fight of sorts on Thursday when two protesters attempted to hit Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson with eggs and tomatoes. In one of the incidents, Åkesson was giving […]
(Local) A local politician representing the Social Democrats in Sävsjö has given up their candidacy after writing a Facebook post in Arabic that spread false information about opposing political parties. The post was written by an unnamed politician who was on the […]
(Local) Italians overestimate the numbers of non-EU immigrants to their country more than any other Europeans do, according to new research that compared survey results with population data. While Italians believe that immigrants from outside the EU make up 25 percent — […]
(Local) Billionaire Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Monday August 27th that a comprehensive action plan is necessary to stop illegal migration, which he will address on a visit to Italy and Malta this week. “If Italy and Malta won’t welcome […]
(Local) Refugees who seek to live in Germany will not be required to perform compulsory military or community service — at least not yet. While the debate around the re-introduction of compulsory service in Germany has again simmered to the surface in recent […]
(Local) A senior local politician for Sweden’s Christian Democrats risks being … ejected from the party for calling for Islamists to be shot. Göran Jonzon, second in the party’s candidate list for the municipal council in Vilhelmina in the far north of […]
(Local) Swedish authorities have said they are looking into an Islamic group which is encouraging Muslims in Sweden to abstain from voting in the upcoming election. The Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir has launched a campaign under the slogan “Use your voice — […]
(Local) A Muslim woman whose job interview was cut short when it became known that she would not shake hands with male colleagues for religious reasons, was indirectly discriminated against, the Swedish Labour Court has ruled. The 24-year-old woman had been called […]
(Local) In a further sign of divisions within Italy’s populist coalition government, politicians from the far-right League blasted Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi for comparing the mass migration of Italians in the past to the foreigners landing on the country’s shores today. […]
(Local) Rachid Nekkaz, a French-Algerian businessman and activist, has said he will keep a promise he made earlier this year to pay fines issued in Denmark for breaches of the new law against face-masking garments. The law, popularly known as the “burqa […]
(Local) A photo of a police officer hugging an emotional niqab-wearing woman at a demonstration in Denmark on Wednesday has become one of the country’s most widely-shared images this week. The demonstration in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro neighbourhood on Wednesday took place as a […]
(Local) Women who wear the niqab in Denmark said on Wednesday that the ban against the Islamic veil was oppressive and would restrict their freedom, as they took part in demonstrations against the new law. Hundreds of protesters, wearing various kinds of […]
(Local) Green Party co-chairman Robert Habeck has weighed in on the debate surrounding Mesut Özil’s retirement from the German national football team, saying that interior minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) must shoulder some of the blame. Habeck said that Seehofer, who is also […]
(Local) Denmark is ranked below many of its European counterparts when it comes to offering Muslim-friendly travel services and accommodation, 2018’s Global Muslim Travel Index finds. In the Netherlands, Muslim tourists can find their way to their nearest mosque by using a […]
(Local) In a landmark decision, Italy’s highest court has ruled that telling migrants to “go away” is racism. The Court of Cassation ruled Thursday that telling non-EU foreigners to leave the country legally counts as racial discrimination, even if racial slurs are […]
(Local) A full 72% of Germans find immigration policies in Germany to be “too careless,” according to a newly released survey by the research institute YouGov. The survey, which asked 2,040 participants their views between June 20th — July 4th, was conducted […]
(Local) Right-wing politician Andrea Glarner has offered to donate 2,000 Cervelat sausages to Swiss schoolchildren after their teachers asked parents to avoid bringing pork to an end-of-term picnic. “I don’t wish to force Muslim children to eat pork,” said Glarner, a member […]
(Local) Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said she would be open to Norway relieving pressure on EU countries by taking in more refugees. The PM’s view is not shared by Finance Minister Siv Jensen, who is also leader of the anti-immigration Progress […]
(Local) Norway’s police security agency PST has arrested a man after linking him to Islamic fundamentalism. The man, who lives in Oslo and is in his thirties, was arrested last weekend. He is reported to have made “Islamist-motivated” threats against media organisations […]
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