The European Court of Justice is to rule Thursday whether a Danish law requiring authorities to redevelop poor urban "ghettos" with high concentrations of "non-Western immigrants and their descendants" is discriminatory.
The law means that all social housing estates where more than half of residents are "non-Western" -- previously defined as "ghettos" by the government -- must rebuild, renovate and change the social mix by renting at least 60 percent of the homes at market rates by 2030.
kAms2?:D9 2FE9@C:E:6D[ H9:49 92G6 7@C 564256D 25G@42E65 2 92C5 =:?6 @? :>>:8C2E:@?[ D2J E96 =2H :D 2:>65 2E 6C25:42E:?8 D68C682E:@? 2?5 QA2C2==6= D@4:6E:6DQ :? A@@C ?6:893@FC9@@5D E92E @7E6? DECF88=6 H:E9 4C:>6]k^Am
kAmx? E96 |;@=?6CA2C<6? 9@FD:?8 6DE2E6 :? 46?EC2= r@A6?9286?[ =@?8 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 A6EEJ 4C:>6 2?5 56=:?BF6?4J[ C6D:56?ED 2C6 4@?7:56?E E96JV== H:? E96 42D6 E96JVG6 3C@F89E 367@C6 E96 tFC@A62? 4@FCE]k^Am
kAm%96J 2C8F6 E92E FD:?8 E96:C 6E9?:4:EJ E@ 564:56 H96C6 E96J 42? =:G6 :D 5:D4C:>:?2E@CJ 2?5 :==682=]k^Am
kAmQ`__ A6C46?E H6 H:== H:?[Q :?D:DE65 yF=:2[ 2 C6D:56?E H9@ 5:5 ?@E H2?E E@ E6== pu! 96C =2DE ?2>6]k^Am
kAm$96 D2:5 E96 =2H H2D D@=6=J 23@FE Q5:D4C:>:?2E:@? 2?5 C24:D>Q]k^Am
kAm|F92>>25 pD=2>[ 9625 @7 E96 D@4:2= 9@FD:?8 4@>A=6IVD E6?2?EDV 2DD@4:2E:@?[ H2D >@C6 >62DFC65[ D2J:?8 96 H2D Q7F== @7 9@A6Q]k^Am
k9am\ {@?8 =682= 32EE=6 \k^9am
kAm|;@=?6CA2C<6? C6D:56?ED 7:=65 E96:C =2HDF:E :? a_a_]k^Am
kAmp AC6=:>:?2CJ @A:?:@? 3J E96 tFC@A62? r@FCE @7 yFDE:46VD 25G@42E6 86?6C2= :? u63CF2CJ 42==65 E96 A@=:4J Q5:C64E 5:D4C:>:?2E:@?Q]k^Am
kAmx7 E96 4@FCEVD 7:?2= CF=:?8 H6C6 E@ 36 2=@?8 E9@D6 =:?6D[ QH6 H:== 36 ]]] 4@>A=6E6=J D2E:D7:65Q[ pD=2> D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 dg\J62C\@=5 @H?6C @7 2 EC2?DA@CE 4@>A2?J H9@ 92:=D @C:8:?2==J 7C@> !2<:DE2?[ 96 92D =:G65 :? E96 6DE2E6 D:?46 :E H2D 4C62E65 :? `hgf]k^Am
kAmw6 2?5 9:D H:76 C2:D65 7@FC 49:=5C6? :? E96:C 7@FC\C@@> 2A2CE>6?E[ 49:=5C6? H9@ 2C6 ?@H 2 =2HJ6C[ 2? 6?8:?66C[ 2 ADJ49@=@8:DE 2?5 2 D@4:2= H@C<6C[ 96 D2:5 AC@F5=J]k^Am
kAmQx H9@ 2> D6=7\6>A=@J65 2D H6== 2D >J 49:=5C6? 2C6 2== :?4=F565 :? E96 ?682E:G6 DE2E:DE:4D FD65 E@ =236= @FC ?6:893@FC9@@5 2 V896EE@V[ 2 A2C2==6= D@4:6EJ[Q 96 7F>65[ C676CC:?8 E@ @77:4:2= 52E2 @? E96 ?F>36C @7 ?@?\(6DE6C? C6D:56?ED]k^Am
kAmx? |;@=?6CA2C<6?[ E96 =2?5=@C5 E@@< 25G2?E286 @7 2 C6?@G2E:@? @7 E96 7@FC 2A2CE>6?E 3=@4<D[ 564:565 3J C6D:56?ED :? a_`d[ E@ DA665 FA E96 EC2?D7@C>2E:@? @7 E96 4@>A=6I 2?5 4@>A=J H:E9 E96 ?6H =68:D=2E:@?]k^Am
kAmp== @7 E96 C6D:56?ED \\ 2 E@E2= @7 `[chb :? a_a_ \\ 925 E@ 36 E6>A@C2C:=J C6=@42E65 D@ E96 2A2CE>6?ED 4@F=5 36 C67FC3:D965[ 2 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 @7 E96 E6?2?EDV 2DD@4:2E:@?[ |2;<6? u6==6[ E@=5 pu!]k^Am
kAmpE E96 E:>6[ 6:89E @FE @7 `_ A6@A=6 :? |;@=?6CA2C<6? H6C6 566>65 Q?@?\(6DE6C?Q[ H:E9 A6@A=6 7C@> ?@?\t& 4@F?EC:6D :? E96 q2=<2?D 2?5 t2DE6C? tFC@A6 2=D@ 72==:?8 :?E@ E92E 42E68@CJ]k^Am
k9am\ Vs:D25G2?E2865 6E9?:4 8C@FAV \k^9am
kAmx? @C56C E@ 2G@:5 >@G:?8 7C@> @?6 E6>A@C2CJ 2A2CE>6?E E@ 2?@E96C 5FC:?8 E96 =6?8E9J C6?@G2E:@?D[ >2?J C6D:56?ED 28C665 E@ ;FDE >@G6 E@ 2?@E96C ?6:893@FC9@@5] k^Am
kAmp?5 E9@D6 H9@ 2C6 56E6C>:?65 E@ C6EFC? \\ =:<6 u6==6[ E96 pD=2>D 2?5 yF=:2 \\ 2C6 2E E96 =2?5=@C5VD >6C4J]k^Am
kAmQ(6 H6C6 DFAA@D65 E@ 36 E6>A@C2C:=J C6=@42E65 7@C 7@FC >@?E9D[ 2?5 ?@H :EVD 366? >@C6 E92? E9C66 J62CD] t249 J62C[ E96J 8:G6 FD 7@FC @C 7:G6 5:776C6?E 52E6DQ 7@C H96? E96 H@C< H:== 36 4@>A=6E65[ pD=2> D:8965] k^Am
kAmx? E@E2=[ ahd @7 |;@=?6CA2C<6?VD de_ 9@>6D 92G6 366? C6A=2465[ H:E9 EH@ 2A2CE>6?E 3=@4<D D@=5 2?5 C6A=2465 3J >2C<6E\C2E6 C6?E2=D @FE @7 C6249 7@C D@4:2= 9@FD:?8 E6?2?ED]k^Am
kAmtIA6CED D2J D@>6 ``[___ A6@A=6 24C@DD s6?>2C< H:== 92G6 E@ =62G6 E96:C 2A2CE>6?ED 2?5 7:?5 ?6H 9@FD:?8 6=D6H96C6 3J a_b_]k^Am
kAmQ%96 677@CE E@ 5:G6CD:7J ?6:893@FC9@@5D >:89E :?5665 36 H6== :?E6?565] }6G6CE96=6DD[ DF49 5:G6CD:7:42E:@? 42??@E 36 249:6G65 3J A=24:?8 2? 2=C625J 5:D25G2?E2865 6E9?:4 8C@FA :? 2 =6DD 72G@FC23=6 A@D:E:@?[Q E96 25G@42E6 86?6C2= D2:5 :? u63CF2CJ]k^Am
kAmQw@H6G6C[ :? E96 AC6D6?E D:EF2E:@?[ E96 s2?:D9 =68:D=2E:@? 5@6D AC64:D6=J E92E]Qk^Am
kAmtG6? :7 E96 4@FCE 5@6D ?@E CF=6 :? C6D:56?EDV 72G@FC @? %9FCD52J[ E96 =682= 42D6 4@F=5 DE:== 4@?E:?F6 :? s6?>2C<[ u6==6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmqFE :E H@F=5 36 2 D6C:@FD D6E324<]k^Am
kAmQ%92E H@F=5 >62? E92E s6?>2C< 925 42CE6 3=2?496 E@ 25@AE 2D >2?J 5:D4C:>:?2E@CJ =2HD 2D :E H2?ED[Q D2:5 {2>:6D }2DDC: @7 E96 r6?EC6 7@C |FD=:>DV #:89ED :? s6?>2C<] k^Am
kAmQxE 27764ED E96 H9@=6 4@F?ECJ H96? E96C6 2C6 5:D4C:>:?2E@CJ =2HD[ 6DA64:2==J |FD=:> 4:E:K6?D H9@ 92G6 366? A2CE:4F=2C=J >2C8:?2=:D65 2?5 DE6C6@EJA65]Qk^Am
kAm43H^?K8^A@^4Hk^Am
