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 ANALYSIS: Fortress Denmark wants to send its asylum seekers outside Europe Denmark already has one of Europe's harshest stances on immigration, but the wealthy Scandinavian country is set to adopt legislation on Thursday enabling it to open asylum centres outside Europe where applicants would be sent to live. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210603/analysis-fortress-denmark-wants-to-send-its-asylum-seekers-outside-europe Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:58:11 +0200 analysis-fortress-denmark-wants-to-send-its-asylum-seekers-outside-europe UNHCR asks Denmark to reject proposal to move asylum seekers offshore The UN’s refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday issued a statement in which it asked the Danish parliament not to pass a bill, tabled by the government, which would enable the country to house and process asylum seekers in third countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210527/unhcr-asks-denmark-to-reject-proposal-to-move-asylum-seekers-offshore Thu, 27 May 2021 17:03:49 +0200 unhcr-asks-denmark-to-reject-proposal-to-move-asylum-seekers-offshore