A triumph for the far right?

A ruling by the European Court of Justice which stipulates that non-EU citizens married to EU citizens can move around within the EU unhindered and take up residence wherever they like with their partners has called the legality of Denmark's stringent laws on family reunification into question. The daily Politiken criticises Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen for insisting on upholding the country's current restrictive immigration policy, which was largely the work of the xenophobic Danish People's Party. "The gap between the dogmatism that is prevalent in [the seat of government] Christiansborg and the somewhat more liberal reality which the immigrant authorities may now be forced to allow is widening. As long as the [liberal right-wing party] Venstre, the conservatives and the social democrats refuse to admit that their policy contains certain untenable elements one thing is for sure: the Danish People's Party will have a field day and Denmark's Europe policy will be constantly regarded with suspicion. ... If a change in direction does not come soon, another victim will be added to the already numerous victims of our immigration policy: Denmark's relationship with the EU."

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