Minister of Foreigners and Integration: The government is ready to change the laws governing Syrian refugees.

Following the formation of the new Danish government, known as the SVM government (an acronym for the three parties that make up the new government), the Minister for Foreigners and Integration, Kaar Dybvad Beik, acknowledged the government's readiness to change the laws for Syrian refugees, specifically regarding the reinstatement of residence permits for Syrian female refugees residing in deportation centers, who were studying or working in a field where the Danish labor market is experiencing shortages.

This statement is completely contrary to what Kaar Dybvad Bek said when he was a minister in the same position in the previous government before the November 1, 2022 elections, which caused him to be sharply criticized by both members of his own Social Democratic Party and other right-wing parties. One of the Social Democratic Party members, Peter Skarup, criticized his party colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration, Kaar Dybvad Bek, for changing his position, which was known during the election campaign, by 180 degrees after the election campaign, during which the party insisted on the need to deport Syrian refugees who no longer needed protection, after the Danish government considered Syria to be safe.

According to local media, the minister's current position on Syrian refugee women in deportation centers is: since they would have to be returned to their country, but are being trained in a profession that is in short supply, they are still welcome to stay in Denmark.

The minister's justification for changing his position

وواجه الوزير الانتقادات بالتبرير التالي: “إنه تغيير صغير بالنسبة لي مما يعني أن المجموعة وفقاً لأفضل اعتقادي أقل من 100 شخص في المجموع، ستحصل على فرصة لتلقي التعليم في شيء مفقود في مجتمعنا”، وهو يسميها “امتدادا” للتشريع، وأشار إلى حقيقة أنه علق خلال الحملة الانتخابية على أمثلة فردية، حيث قال أيضا إن القانون متساو للجميع، لكن عندما نغير القانون فهذا يعني أن الجميع لا يزالون سواسية أمام القانون.

Opening the file of Syrian refugee women in deportation centers

The controversy arose during the election campaign in the fall when the DR website described how many Syrian women were about to return home because Denmark considered Syria safe, even though many of them were working or studying.

At the time, Kaar Dybvad Bek's message was clear: we were right at the heart of Danish immigration policy, which is based on the fact that when you are here as a refugee, you are here temporarily. This applies regardless of whether you are unemployed, employed, in education, or retired, because everyone is equal before the law, as Kaar Dybvad Bek stated at the time.

The Conservative Party does not want a new system.

كان هناك أيضا تغيير في المواقف بين المحافظين، لأن الحزب (يمين – أزرق) يعتقد أن ما تريده الحكومة هو المزج بين سياسة اللجوء وسياسة التوظيف معاً، حيث علقت بريجيت كلينتسكوف جيركيل مقررة الهجرة والاندماج في حزب المحافظين بالقول أن: “اللجوء مؤقت عندما يكون من الخطر التواجد في الوطن، لا نريد تغيير ذلك. أستطيع بسهولة أن أرى أنه يمكن أن تكون هناك معضلة. لكن هناك مخططات أخرى يمكنك التقدم لها على وجه التحديد فيما يتعلق بالتوظيف في الدنمارك”، وخلال الحملة الانتخابية قال رئيس حزب المحافظين سورين بابي بولسن خلاف ذلك عن تلك الحالات: “بعد كل شيء، يجب أن يكون الأمر كذلك بالنسبة لأولئك الذين يعرفون كيف يأخذون الدنمارك على محمل الجد والاندماج، ويريدون حياة الجمعيات ويريدون العمل، فهذه هي الأشياء التي يجب علينا أن ننظر إليها بحس سليم وبإيجابية في الوقت الذي نواجه فيه نقص القوى البشرية، بدون تحويل سياسة اللاجئين إلى هجرة”.

But the rapporteur sees no difference between her position and that of her party leader, pointing to the fact that the Conservatives want to overcome the labor shortage in other ways, for example by permanently lowering the minimum amount for foreign workers and cutting taxes.

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