Denmark's leftist premier warns of internal threat from radical migrants

In a parliamentary session addressing the turmoil in Ceuta, Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen accused migrants with an Islamic background of fostering a new internal threat to Europe, adding to the external challenge from Russia. She singled out Hamas supporters and those who reject European democratic norms, without naming Denmark's integrated immigrant population. Frederiksen's comments followed her criticism of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez's migration policy and reflect Denmark's long-standing hard-line asylum legislation, including a 2018 law targeting "parallel societies" and a 2021 deportation rule.

She has recently joined Italy's Giorgia Meloni and other EU leaders in a letter urging the bloc to prevent mass crossings and protect its Christian cultural heritage. Experts noted the significance of a centre-left leader using such language, indicating a shift in the European immigration debate.