Denmark’s migration reset sets the stage for EU-wide rethink

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Denmark’s migration reset sets the stage for EU-wide rethink  Denmark has reframed the debate on migration by adopting highly restrictive rules presented through the lens of progressive politics.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/31/denmarks-migration-reset-sets-stage-for-eu-wide-rethink  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Can the Danish model of migration become European?

00:07For years, Denmark was considered the black sheep of migration policy

00:12because of its highly restrictive approach to asylum rights.

00:16But as the bloc moved gradually to the right,

00:19the controversial ideas spoused by Copenhagen gained popularity

00:24and are now embraced by the political mainstream.

00:27I remember when I started in this post three years ago,

00:30I was in the GHA Council,

00:32and the Austrian minister was the only one who supported these notions back then,

00:36and now it seems there's a lot more countries that have rallied around the notion

00:42that we should get democratic control of the migrant flows,

00:45and I'm just very, very happy that this is the case.

00:49At the top of the to-do list is outsourcing.

00:52Denmark is leading the push to establish centers outside European soil

00:57to transfer rejected asylum seekers.

01:00The idea has been accepted by the European Commission

01:03but remains plagued by financial, technical and ethical questions.

01:09Humanitarian organizations' warm outsourcing will waste taxpayers' money

01:14and lead to human suffering.

01:16Amid the criticism,

01:18Copenhagen has reframed the conversation to argue that a hardline approach on migration

01:24is the only way for progressive politicians to remain in power.

01:29I believe if you're in a social democratic, a workers' party,

01:33championing especially skilled and unskilled workers,

01:37then I believe migration is often a burden for the constituents

01:41and working-class communities have taken the largest part of the task

01:47of integrating people in local communities and the labor market,

01:51and therefore if you're a party that are representing low-skilled, low-paid people,

01:56then you should be quite restrictive around migration.

01:59Denmark has a privileged position to promote his vision

02:03as it assumes the six-month presidency of the EU Council.

02:07Needless to say, migration is at the very top of the agenda.

02:11Thank you very much.

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