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DANISH NEWS IN ENGLISH CPHPOST.DK VOL 19 ISSUE 32 25 November - 8 December 2016
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EMBERS of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (GALDE) have submitted two proposals to the European Parliament that make interesting reading for non-Danish residents from other EU countries – particularly those who feel disenfranchised in a country in which they work and pay taxes – along with Brits uncertain of their future following the Brexit vote.
Full electoral rights THREE members of GALDE – Luxembourg MEP Charles Goerens, French MEP Sylvie Goulard and Spanish MEP Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz – have submitted a proposal to the European Parliament that could potentially affect all non-Danish residents from EU countries living in Denmark, and across the union. Amendment 883 calls for full electoral rights for foreign residents in EU countries, extending their right to vote in local elections to provincial, regional, and national elections. It “emphasises that involving citizens in the political process of their country of residence helps to build European democracy”. It is believed that should the proposal be approved in Den-
mark it will apply to residents who have lived here continuously for at least three years. Freedom to move MEANWHILE, Goerens has suggested in another proposal that Brits living in other EU countries should retain some of their union rights should the Brexit go ahead. Open to nationals of all countries that have left the EU, the ‘associate EU citizenship’ would enable holders to freely travel between EU states and to live in them (see Amendment 882 below). Amendment 882 said the citizenship was “for those who feel and wish to be part of the European project but are nationals of a former member state”.
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Quiet borders continue ONLY 52 people applied for asylum in the week ending November 13 – taking the total for 2016 to 5,601 – a far cry from the 800 seeking asylum every week this time last year. And then a day later, the government confirmed its border controls would be continuing for another three months until February 12. Sweden has likewise extended its controls.
Second best at English THE DANES are the second best non-native English speakers in the world, according to Education First, trailing only the Dutch. They retook second place from the Swedes, who along with Norway, Finland, Singapore and Luxembourg were the only other nations deemed to have ‘very high’ levels. Austria, Germany and Poland completed the top 10.