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Europe Revises Migration Rules, Adopts Denmark's Asylum Model

12/12/2025

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On December 11, 2025, 27 member states of the Council of Europe signed a document advocating a new migration framework.
The framework would reinterpret the European Convention on Human Rights and narrow the definition of 'inhuman and degrading treatment'.
Michelle Pace, Professor of Global Studies at Roskilde University, discussed on FRANCE 24 how European countries may adopt Denmark's asylum and migration approach, which could prioritize specific groups.

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On December 11, 2025, 27 member states of the Council of Europe signed a document advocating a new migration framework.
The framework would reinterpret the European Convention on Human Rights and narrow the definition of 'inhuman and degrading treatment'.
Michelle Pace, Professor of Global Studies at Roskilde University, discussed on FRANCE 24 how European countries may adopt Denmark's asylum and migration approach, which could prioritize specific groups.