The Local Denmark 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 Denmark announces fewer ‘parallel societies’ in annual update The Danish government has reduced the number of housing areas it classes as “parallel societies” from 12 to 8, with no new areas joining the list. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241202/denmark-announces-fewer-parallel-societies-in-annual-update Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:37:38 +0100 denmark-announces-fewer-parallel-societies-in-annual-update Denmark could bolster law on eviction of criminals from homes Danish political parties are considering an update to existing rules which enable housing associations to evict tenants who have been convicted of crimes, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240722/denmark-could-bolster-law-on-eviction-of-criminals-from-homes Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:59:53 +0200 denmark-could-bolster-law-on-eviction-of-criminals-from-homes Does Aarhus have more marginalised neighbourhoods than Copenhagen? The list version of Denmark’s ‘parallel societies’ list of marginalised neighbourhoods shows a larger number of underprivileged areas in second city Aarhus than capital Copenhagen – where there are no longer any neighbourhoods that meet the criteria. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231204/does-aarhus-have-more-marginalised-neighbourhoods-than-copenhagen Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:44:29 +0100 does-aarhus-have-more-marginalised-neighbourhoods-than-copenhagen Where are the new 'parallel societies' in Denmark’s cities? An updated list of underprivileged areas classed by Danish authorities as ‘parallel societies’ has been published, with an increase in the total number of neighbourhoods on the list for the first time since 2020. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231204/where-are-the-new-parallel-societies-in-denmarks-cities Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:35:55 +0100 where-are-the-new-parallel-societies-in-denmarks-cities Families slam 'racist' Danish law to clear immigrant 'parallel societies' Outraged residents say they will resist a "racist" Danish law which allows large numbers of people to be evicted from social housing in areas where the authorities say there are too many immigrants. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231006/families-slam-racist-danish-law-to-clear-immigrant-parallel-societies Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:24:16 +0200 families-slam-racist-danish-law-to-clear-immigrant-parallel-societies