Mjølnerparken: Copenhagen 'Ghetto' Residents Fight Back Against Government Upgrade Plans
Residents of Mjølnerparken, a social housing estate in Copenhagen's Nørrebro district, are strongly opposing the Danish government's 'Ghetto Law' and its plans to 'upgrade' the area. The law, announced in 2018 by then-PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen, targets estates with high proportions of non-Western immigrants and descendants, labeling them 'parallel societies' and mandating measures to reduce social housing and break up communities. Teacher Majken Felle, from the Residents' Association, argues the law was applied retroactively, immediately affecting Mjølnerparken without giving it time to improve its statistics. The estate has been a construction site both physically and politically, with residents claiming the government's designation itself created the 'ghetto' conditions it seeks to fix. The article highlights ongoing tensions between integration policy and community resistance.
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