Mette Frederiksen will not withdraw from international conventions: 'There is a risk that the world community will fall apart'

Mette Frederiksen will not withdraw from international conventions: 'There is a risk for the world community to fall apart'

Venstre's leader, Troels Lund Poulsen, made a surprising statement about ending the state citizenship convention.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) will not withdraw from international conventions, even though party partner Troels Lund Poulsen is losing patience and suggests withdrawing from the state citizenship convention. (Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix) 38 minutes ago

It is best to change the international conventions from within rather than withdrawing from them. And that is closer than ever.

So says the message from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S), after party partner and Venstre leader, Troels Lund Poulsen, said (https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/venstre-er-klar-til-historisk-opgoer-der-aendrer-dansk-udlaendingepolitik) , that Denmark should be ready to withdraw from the state citizenship convention before the next election, if it has not been possible for the government to change it.

- The best we can do is to change the content of international cooperation. We are closer to that than we have ever been, says Mette Frederiksen after a question time in the Folketing Hall.

The state citizenship convention prevents Denmark from depriving citizens with dual citizenship of their Danish citizenship if they are convicted of a crime. Only if the crime is of "serious harm to the vital interests of the state," can citizenship be revoked.

When Mette Frederiksen has such great confidence in being able to change the conventions from within, it is due in part to the support that came from EU countries (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/eu/eu-landene-tager-markant-skridt-mod-skrappere-udlaendingepolitik) yesterday, to take a step closer to Socialdemokratiet's proposal for the establishment of so-called reception centers for asylum seekers outside the EU.

- Just look at yesterday, how big decisions we got home on the European level. So I think that is the right way to go.

- There is no agreement on the need for more criminal foreigners to be expelled, but on which method we believe in, which leads there, says she.

Also read: Government parties disagree with Venstre's wish to withdraw from the convention: 'The smartest thing is to threaten to stay' (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/regeringspartier-uenige-i-venstres-oenske-om-udmelding-af-konvention-det-klogeste-er-true-med-blive)

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Working on the human rights convention

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Mette Frederiksen believes it is more important to focus on the European human rights convention than the state citizenship convention. Here, Mette Frederiksen works with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/eu/europas-umage-makkerpar-vil-tage-livtag-med-konventionerne-nogle-gange-bliver-de) on changing the interpretation of the convention specifically.

- The most important thing is to change the interpretations of the European human rights convention. That is my belief, that we can do it on the very short track.

- I have a fundamental concern that if every country starts to withdraw from the conventions right now, I think there is an overwhelming risk for the world community to fall apart, says Mette Frederiksen and advises against Denmark doing so.

Do you agree with Troels Lund Poulsen that if the state citizenship convention is not changed within a year, Denmark should withdraw from it?

- We are expelling more criminal foreigners than we did before. So much of the work we have set ourselves for has succeeded. I think what will do the most for Denmark and our security, it concerns the European human rights convention. And I believe more in changing the content than in withdrawing, says she.

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Able to implement as strict immigration policy as blue parties

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The desire to withdraw from the conventions has also previously sounded from other liberal parties, while it was one of the 50 proposals that Liberal Alliance, The Conservatives, Danish People's Party and Denmark Democrats presented back in September at their so-called liberal convention.

But Mette Frederiksen does not believe that a blue government would be able to implement a stricter immigration policy than her, if it were not possible to change the conventions from within.

- No, I am far from sure of that. There are other immigration policy issues that are at least as important, says she.

- I am not sure that it will not succeed. There is still time, so I try to keep my work and aim for something that in my eyes will result in a larger and more positive outcome.

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