Denmark Suspends Refugee Resettlement Under UN Program
- No more allowed to move to Denmark this year within UN scheme
- Government seeks flexibility in future instead of set quota
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Denmark won’t allow any refugees into the country this year under a United Nations program and will seek flexibility in determining how many may resettle in the future instead of a set quota, the Ministry of Immigration and Integration said.
Since 1989, Denmark has pledged to take 500 refugees a year selected by the UN for resettlement. The program is separate from European Union efforts to distribute migrants among member states, which has encountered fierce opposition from countries including Hungary.