Overview
- The government proposed allowing expulsion of non-citizens convicted of serious crimes with sentences of at least one year, with a start date of May 1 if approved.
- Officials detailed operational steps including electronic ankle monitors, a reopened embassy in Syria, and strengthened cooperation with Afghan authorities.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark will legislate without waiting for revised interpretations from the European Court of Human Rights.
- Immigration Minister Rasmus Stoklund cited 315 non‑EU offenders who received sentences over a year in the past five years but were not expelled.
- Copenhagen will intensify reviews to revoke refugee permits and study a first EU reception center outside the bloc as part of the broader package.