Finland: Immigration Service to investigate suspicions of human trafficking among Somalis Via HS : Minister of Migration and European Affairs Astrid Thors (Swed. People’s Party) says that suspicions that the family unification procedure may be used for purposes of human trafficking should be investigated by the Finnish Immigration Service
Denmark: Minister speaks up regarding mosque-closing disturbances Social Affairs Minister Benedikte Kiær (K) is asking the parents of the youth, who in recent days have been throwing stones and committing vandalism against a residents associations in Slagelse, to take responsibility. “This is a police issue and so the parents of the youth need to take responsibility. They are doing something illegal.
Odense: Bus drivers shouldn’t fast and drive Muslim bus drivers shouldn’t work during Ramadan, says the Danish People’s Party in Odense.
France: Muslims prefer Ramadan in France Escaping the heat, excessive prices and the shackles of morals, more and more Muslims in France prefer to celebrate Ramadan in France, rather than in North Africa, moving their vacation dates so they would return to France by the fasting month, August 10th. Meziane Idjerouidene, CEO of the Aigle Azur airlines, says that this summer the waves of people going back started in early June, while normally it’s 23-25 of June and the peak of returns was between August 8 and 10, the beginning of the 9th month of the Muslim calendar
Denmark: DPP wants non-Western immigration stop The Danish People’s Party wants to stop all non-Western immigration. During the party’s summer convention, the party’s leader Pia Kjærsgaard and the legal affairs spokesperson Peter Skaarup proposed to stop all non-Western immigration to Denmark. “If we look at the numbers and facts on this matter we must recognize that non-Western immigrants contribute too little to the welfare society.
Sweden: 66% of parliament support cordon sanitaire against SD See also: Sweden: Sweden Democrats could decide next government coalition Via The Local : Of the 148 Swedish members of parliament from across the party spectrum interviewed in a new survey, 66 percent are prepared to cooperate across the political blocs to ensure a stable government if the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) enter parliament. The survey, commissioned by the Göteborg-Posten (GP) newspaper, comes after a voter opinion poll published on Tuesday which indicates that the anti-immigrant nationalist party held the support of 6.5 percent of the electorate and could thus hold the balance of power after the September general election. Parliamentarians in favour of working to marginalise the Sweden Democrats argue that parties should cooperate to prevent them from attaining a possible kingmaker role.
Germany: Criticism of First Turkish-German Minister Grows Via Spiegel : Aygül Özkan, 38, was meant to be the next great hope for a new generation of German politicians.
Denmark: DPP want to know cost of non-Western immigration The Danish People’s Party wants a government committee to calculate every year how much non-Western immigrants are costing Danish society.
Switzerland: Swiss People’s Party surveys Swiss on foreigner policy Via WRS : Should Switzerland abandon or renegotiate the Free Movement of People accord with the EU? Should long term unemployed foreigners be sent home? Should foreigners who commit serious crimes be automatically deported
Denmark: DPP demands 28-year-rule The Danish People’s Party wants to raise the marriage immigration age to 28. At the same time, the party suggests excluding Westerners (DA) from the new requirements. Kristian Thulesen Dahl of the DPP explained that this is already the case for such things as visa requirements.