Denmark, land of asylum

“Denmark: prime destination for refugees”, leads Jyllands-Posten. In 2009 refugee status was granted to 48 percent of asylum seekers, nearly double the European average (27 percent), the paper explains. In France the rate is 14 percent, while in Germany, the paper notes, the rate stands at 37 percent. According to Frontex, the EU agency that coordinates intelligence-driven operations at the EU level to strengthen security at external borders, 90 percent of the refugees arriving in Europe come through Greece, then move on to other countries, notably Denmark and Germany – a situation, reports Jyllands-Posten, which is being denounced by the Danish People's Party. The movement of the far right, which supports the government, fears a “suction effect” that will merely draw in more migrants.