Among the proposals that would be of particular interest to The Local’s readers are changes meant to make it harder for foreigners living in Denmark to obtain a permanent residence permit. The plans call for foreigners to first be able to obtain permanent residency after living in Denmark for eight years, as opposed to the current six. Denmark has thus far received roughly 4,700 asylum seekers, a far cry from the 21,000 who came last year. “Even though the number of asylum seekers is lower this year than we initially expected, 10,000 asylum seekers is still too many and we want the number to go further down. "The government's tight immigration policy and the EU's agreement with Turkey has led to significantly fewer asylum seekers in Denmark.

Source: The Local August 30, 2016 12:11 UTC