Copenhagen has halted talks with Rwanda over its controversial asylum plan as it calls for Europe-wide support in establishing a migrant reception center outside of the EU where it can transfer people applying for asylum.
As Sweden assumes the EU presidency, plans for a joint migration policy between member states face a huge setback. Meanwhile Denmark's new left-right coalition government looks to ease some of the country's harsh migration policies.
Denmark and Rwanda have signed a declaration on the possible transfer of asylum seekers. Under the deal, around 1,000 people a year may be sent to the East African country.
The Danish government has announced that it will take 200 refugees from Rwanda under a resettlement quota scheme. But the door remains firmly closed to asylum seekers.
Young women are at greatest risk of being forced to return to Syria under Denmark's controversial policy towards Syrian refugees. The Danish government continues its selective policy towards refugees, largely depending on their origin.
A migration expert in Germany has sharply criticized plans by Denmark to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda following a similar move by Britain. He added that the policy would probably be rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.
The British government has announced a new deal to export its asylum claims procedure to Rwanda, which will host the refugees indefinitely. However, offshoring responsibility towards refugees to the autocratic East African country raises a number of serious legal, economic and ethical questions.
Denmark is planning to open four advanced medical clinics which will focus solely on treating the growing number of Ukrainian refugees to ease pressure on the country's healthcare system. The plans present a stark contrast to the government's recent policies towards refugees from non-European states.
A rejected Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker living in Denmark was subjected to physical force during her deportation, a video circulating on social media appears to show. Danish law allows the use of physical force against persons without legal residence status when they resist being deportated.
A controversy has erupted in Denmark after the government asked Syrian refugees to return to their home country despite the civil war. Meanwhile it works on legislation to suspend asylum rules for Ukrainians fleeing their country.
Denmark has received blowback from EU parliamentarians and NGOs over its asylum policy – including the decision to declare parts of Syria 'safe' and plans to move its asylum centers to non-EU countries.
Inger Stoejberg's hardline policy of forcing married refugee couples apart has been deemed unlawful and she is to be jailed for 60 days. The verdict cannot be appealed.