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 low socioeconomic indicators, labeling them 'parallel societies'. Residents argue the law itself created the ghetto by retroactively applying measures, including immediate reduction of social housing. Teacher Majken Felle notes the estate was 'born on the ghetto list' and faced demolition plans from the start, while other areas were given time to improve. The controversy highlights tensions over integration policy and ethnic criteria in Denmark.
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