Danish officials said hundreds of migrants arrive in Denmark in the hopes of getting to Sweden, which is widely considered the country most open to refugees.
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Prime Minister Rasmussen said he had told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Denmark was willing to accept 100 refugees from Germany “given the very special situation Germany and Europe is in”.
Police said up to 150 had begun walking towards Sweden, which refugees typically reach by taking the train across a bridge linking Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmo.
“As a Danish authority, we cannot support people getting to Sweden, if it does not happen with a degree of acceptance from the Swedish authorities”, he said. Advertisements concentrating on refugees that appeared Monday in Lebanese newspapers says asylum seekers will get fewer social advantages, might not convey relations to the nation for a yr and rejected asylum seekers will probably be shortly deported.
The right-wing Danish People’s Party won more seats than the Liberals but refused to join the government, believing it would have more influence over policy outside of the cabinet. In a Facebook post he said Germany’s decision to receive Syrians had broken the Schengen agreement.
The migrant crisis has forced some European leaders to soften their stance on asylum.
The Danish government on Monday launched an advertising campaign in foreign newspapers aimed at deterring refugees from coming to the country.
More than 15,000 refugees and migrants are stranded on Lesbos, awaiting screening before they can board a ferry to the Greek mainland – from where they head north through Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary to seek asylum in more prosperous European countries.
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While Sweden has become a top European Union destination for refugees by issuing permanent residency to all Syrian asylum seekers, Denmark has sought to reduce the influx by issuing temporary residence permits, delaying family reunifications and slashing benefits for newly arrived immigrants.
