Two out of four residential complexes in the Mjølnerparken area, known for its predominantly immigrant population, will be sold, in accordance with a decision made by the majority in the Copenhagen City Council (København Kommune). .
فلأكثر من عقد من الزمان كانت المنطقة السكنية Mjølnerparken في Nørrebro في كوبنهاجن مدرجة في قائمة المجتمعات الموازية في وزارة الداخلية والإسكان، وتشمل القائمة ، التي كانت تحمل اسم “قائمة الغيتو” المناطق السكنية التي تضم نسبة كبيرة من المهاجرين أو أحفاد المهاجرين، وحيث يوجد نسبة كبيرة منهم عاطلين عن العمل، ولكن الآن ستكون خارج تلك القائمة، ولذلك السبب فقد قررت الغالبية في بلدية كوبنهاجن مساء الخميس بيع 260 منزلاً في المنطقة.
وصرّح عمدة شؤون التوظيف والاندماج Jens Kristian Lütken في بلدية كوبنهاجن بالقول: “سيتم تحويل Mjølnerparken من منطقة غيتو، حيث كانت هناك العديد من المشاكل لفترة طويلة جداً، إلى منطقة سكنية عادية، لأن بعض السكان الجدد يأتون”.
The decision to sell a large portion of the homes comes at the same time that a group of Mjølnerparken residents have filed a lawsuit against the state for legislation regarding parallel communities, as they believe there is unlawful discrimination based on race.
In December, the High Court in the Eastern District granted residents permission to take the case to the Ministry of the Interior and Housing, which is still ongoing. Therefore, Janni Milsted, a resident of the area and vice-chair of the Housing Association, who was expecting an eviction from her home, was surprised that the municipality had given the green light for the sale before the lawsuit was decided.
ولكن وفقاً لمسؤول الاندماج والتوظيف في بلدية كوبنهاجن ينس كريستيان لوتكن فإن الدعوى القضائية ليس لها تأثير لإيقاف القرار، وفي الوقت نفسه من المتطلبات القانونية أن تكمل البلدية عملية البيع، وأضاف “في نفس الوقت أنا أتفق بشدة مع هذا التشريع وهو الطريق الصحيح للذهاب، إن السكان لهم حقهم الجيد في رفع دعوى، لكن هذا ليس شيئاً يبطئ الأمور”.
According to the source, the decision to sell now pleases the Ministry of the Interior and Housing, because although there is a pending lawsuit, it will not change the government's plans regarding Mjølnerparken, as Minister Kristian Rabberg Madsen pointed out.
According to the housing association Bo-Vita, residents who have to move will be offered another apartment in one of the association's residential areas in Copenhagen, or they will be helped to find a home elsewhere in the country.
About the Mjølnerparken area:
- In June 2021, the government introduced a new agreement for residential areas in Denmark that are classified as parallel communities (formerly known as ghettos). These areas include those with high unemployment rates, a high percentage of convicted criminals, and/or a high percentage of immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
- The agreement stipulates that a larger part of Mjølnerparken will be sold so that the residential area can have a new composition of residents.
- In 2020, a number of residents of Mjølnerparken filed a lawsuit against the state, as the residents believe that both the previous and new legislation discriminate against them on the basis of race.
- In December of last year, the Eastern High Court gave the green light for residents to take the case to the Ministry of the Interior and Housing.
- The date for a ruling on the case has not yet been determined.
(Sources: DR, Politiken, Ministry of the Interior and Housing)
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