Denmark's battle to break up 'non-western ghettos' and force migrants to integrate: 'Parallel societies' are targeted in crackdown... but residents declare it racist - and now Euro judges could bring

A controversial bid to break up 'ghettos' of 'non-Western' immigrant communities in Denmark is set to be challenged in the European Union's top court after residents accused the government of arbitrary and racial discrimination. Majken Felle, head of the Copenhagen renters' association, stands in the courtyard of Mjolnerparken housing estate in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 28, 2023 Denmark is looking to break up so-called 'parallel societies' with large minority demographics Minorities argue that the government is treating them as second-class citizens and the law is to be challenged in the European Court of Justice. The architect of the tough legislation, former Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen warned that the so-called ghettos could 'reach out their tentacles onto the streets' by spreading violence, and that because of ghettos, 'cracks have appeared on the map of Denmark.' The architect of the tough legislation, former Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has warned darkly that ghettos could 'reach out their tentacles onto the streets' by spreading violence Danes who do not live in the ghetto areas are free to choose whether to enrol their children in pre-school up to the age of six With support from legal experts, residents in the so-called 'hard ghetto' of Mjolnerparken hope to set precedent that will help those in similar neighbourhoods.