"After the UK government recently unveiled immigration plans inspired by another centre-left government in Copenhagen, The Local looks to Spain and considers how the hardline Danish model isn't the only way to respond to Europe's surge in anti-immigration sentiment. There are arguably only three centre-left governments left in western Europe: Denmark, Spain and the UK. Many might question their leftist credentials but these are countries"
"It joined the centre-right and DF in a so-called paradigm shift on immigration in 2019 that treats all refugees as having temporary status, and the SD has also followed stricter approaches to citizenship, an ongoing plan to screen the views of applicants, and Denmark is one of eight EU states to urge a rethink of the ECHR. Electorally speaking it has, in a sense, 'worked':"
Three centre-left governments remain in western Europe: Denmark, Spain and the UK, all led by traditional Socialist or Social Democratic parties. Europe is experiencing a surge in anti-immigration sentiment and more outspoken right-wing rhetoric, prompting many governments to shift right on immigration. Two distinct paths have emerged on the centre-left: the UK recently proposed hardline asylum and immigration rules modelled on Denmark, while Spain has taken a different approach. Denmark’s Social Democrats adopted a 2019 paradigm shift treating refugees as temporary, tightened citizenship, proposed screening applicants’ views, and urged an ECHR rethink.
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