https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The government’s list of areas it officially terms as ‘ghettos’ has been almost halved, from 28 to 15 areas, in an annual update of the list. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201201/danish-government-reduces-number-of-areas-officially-termed-ghetto Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:30:51 +0100 danish-government-reduces-number-of-areas-officially-termed-ghetto Mjølnerparken, the Copenhagen housing estate known for its inclusion on the government’s ‘ghetto list’, expects to sell about 260 of its homes by the end of March. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200211/half-of-well-known-danish-ghetto-to-be-sold-as-residents-rue-uncertain-future Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:53:36 +0100 half-of-well-known-danish-ghetto-to-be-sold-as-residents-rue-uncertain-future 28 neighbourhoods in Denmark are designated as 'ghettos' by Denmark's Ministry of Transport and Housing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191203/map-these-are-the-areas-denmark-calls-ghettos Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:46:47 +0100 map-these-are-the-areas-denmark-calls-ghettos Three neighbourhoods have been removed from the ‘ghetto list’ of underprivileged areas as designated by Denmark’s Ministry of Transport and Housing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191202/denmark-updates-ghetto-list-of-underprivileged-neighbourhoods Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:35:32 +0100 denmark-updates-ghetto-list-of-underprivileged-neighbourhoods Kaare Dybvad, Minister for Transport, Building and Housing in the new Social Democrat government, says official use of the word ‘ghetto’ in reference to marginalized areas is “derogatory”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190709/denmarks-housing-minister-wants-to-scrap-ghetto-label-for-underprivileged-areas Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:54:55 +0200 denmarks-housing-minister-wants-to-scrap-ghetto-label-for-underprivileged-areas Voter turnout in underprivileged areas in Denmark was significantly higher at this week’s general election than in 2015, in contrast to a slightly reduced participation nationally. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190608/voter-turnout-increases-in-denmarks-underprivileged-areas-bucking-national-trend Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:39:56 +0200 voter-turnout-increases-in-denmarks-underprivileged-areas-bucking-national-trend A majority in the Danish parliament on Thursday voted through a bill that could see sweeping physical changes made to underprivileged areas defined by the state as ‘ghettos’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181123/danish-parliament-passes-contentious-ghetto-plan Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:27:51 +0100 danish-parliament-passes-contentious-ghetto-plan Denmark's so-called ghetto plan, which has received broad coverage in domestic and international media, is unlikely to to have any real effect on social challenges in underprivileged areas, residents, representatives and experts told The Local. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180712/denmarks-ghetto-plan-unlikely-to-solve-problems-faced-by-underprivileged-areas-residents Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:05:09 +0200 denmarks-ghetto-plan-unlikely-to-solve-problems-faced-by-underprivileged-areas-residents Statistics show falling crime rates in underprivileged parts of Denmark, despite political discussion of a proposal to implement ‘double punishments’ for misdemeanours in these areas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180507/crime-rates-falling-in-denmarks-underprivileged-areas Mon, 07 May 2018 13:44:35 +0200 crime-rates-falling-in-denmarks-underprivileged-areas Lawmakers from parties across Denmark's political spectrum have reacted to the government's announcement on Thursday of a wide-ranging plan to tackle what it calls 'parallel societies' in the country's underprivileged areas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180302/danish-politicians-react-to-governments-ghetto-plan Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:18:25 +0100 danish-politicians-react-to-governments-ghetto-plan Denmark's government presented its plan to tackle social problems in what it defines as 'ghettos' on Thursday as eight ministers visited the Mjølnerparken area of Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180301/ghettos-must-go-pm-as-government-presents-plan-in-copenhagen-underprivileged-area Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:26:06 +0100 ghettos-must-go-pm-as-government-presents-plan-in-copenhagen-underprivileged-area Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced in his New Year speech that his government intends to take measures to "end the existence of ghettos" completely. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180228/heres-what-we-know-about-denmarks-ghetto-plan Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:36:37 +0100 heres-what-we-know-about-denmarks-ghetto-plan Vandalism, theft and threatening behaviour will be punished more severely in areas defined as 'special punishment zones', according to a new plan to be set out by the Danish government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180226/danish-government-wants-double-punishments-for-crimes-in-underprivileged-areas Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:47:51 +0100 danish-government-wants-double-punishments-for-crimes-in-underprivileged-areas Denmark's government, with the support of the Danish People's Party and Social Democrats, agreed Wednesday on a plan for new family reunification rules. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180208/new-demands-placed-on-foreign-spouses-in-new-family-reunification-rules Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:55:50 +0100 new-demands-placed-on-foreign-spouses-in-new-family-reunification-rules Politicians on the left and right of Denmark's parliament have distanced themselves from a proposal by the populist Danish People’s Party (DF) to impose a curfew on youths living in socially marginalised areas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180105/danish-populists-curfew-plan-for-ghettos-faces-criticism-cross-aisle-criticism Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:45:53 +0100 danish-populists-curfew-plan-for-ghettos-faces-criticism-cross-aisle-criticism Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in his New Year’s Day speech that ‘social control’ in marginalised neighbourhoods must not overshadow Danish laws and norms. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180102/pull-down-ghettos-and-relocate-residents-danish-pm-in-new-year-speech Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:23:13 +0100 pull-down-ghettos-and-relocate-residents-danish-pm-in-new-year-speech