The Nordic council has slammed the Danish immigration policy, claiming that fellow Nordic citizens are being unacceptably ousted.
According to the convention agreed upon by the five Nordic countries, citizens from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland are permitted to reside anywhere within the union without impediment. However, ten Scandinavian citizens were recently deported from Denmark after being declared unable to support themselves.
Stockholm News reports that a Copenhagen-based Norwegian university student terminated her studies in order to receive state aid after becoming pregnant. The woman then had her Norwegian student support allowance withdrawn and was sent back to Norway after being refused social welfare in Denmark.
“It is a problem that everyone does not follow the Nordic conventions and that Nordic citizens are deported because they need social welfare,” said the Nordic Council’s chairman of the citizenship and consumer committee Ville Niinisto, who argued that the Danish behaviour was a clear violation of agreed rules. The Nordic Council has subsequently demanded an explanation from Denmark.
Sweden also has the capacity to deport fellow Nordic citizens if they are incapable of supporting themselves, although such cases are extremely rare. Finland, Norway and Iceland will only deport convicted criminals.
Rodeo Bill, if the Father is Danish then he can pay the bills. It is his responsibilty, not the taxpayers.
Anyone ever consider that the father might be a Dane? That allowing the child to grow up and be near its father might be important?
People only think of themselves and not others, that is what I read when I read noise about paying taxes to support others.
Perhaps a welfare sharing agreement could be made between the Nordic countries where the woman’s home country could split the expense with Denmark. Denmark could also demand that the father show up, marry her, and acquire employment so she does not become a long time burden upon either nation. Send him home or cut off his benefits if he refuses to step up and take responsibility.
The adage about the social safety net is especially applicable to this case. “Welfare is meant to be a safety net, not a hammock.”
To C H Ingoldby
I must reply on your question:
“Why should Danish taxpayers be expected to support a Norwegian woman who decides that being pregnant is easier than actually working for a living?”
Simply because the same is supposed to get Danish women who decides to live in Norway.
I used to live 2 years in Denmark and I have been neither living on benefits nor big fan of their taxation (too high) and welfare (too generous) system……but there has been an agreement btw. Nordic countries that you can move freely btw. them and you are expected to get the same like citizen of certain country – and this was not met in this case.
You could say the same about any Danish person living on benefits in Denmark – how much this person contribute to Danish budget….the answer is zero DKK….and I do agree that this is not right (living on benefits). However it is not right to divide btw. for example Norwegian and Danish in Denmark (if Danes are supposed to get the same in Norway).
@CHI I dont´t know this cases. There are agreements between the Nordics on this, which make it quite easy to move around. There are two portals on web that clear out these rights – and all that use these agreements should be aware of them. It is set up in all languages. It should be easy to clear out which country that should pay and which rights the women have – either in Denmark or Norway.
Social rights http://www.nordsoc.org/
All kind of rights: http://hallonorden.org/
And remember, Denmark promotes “Det er deilig å være norsk i Danmark”.
Why should Danish taxpayers be expected to support a Norwegian woman who decides that being pregnant is easier than actually working for a living? The sense of entitlement to other peoples hard earned money is sickening.
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