Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Denmark, shares the viewpoint expressed by Vice President JD Vance regarding the issue of mass migration in Europe.
In an interview with Politico that was released on Thursday, Frederiksen emphasized the importance of Europe taking action to reduce the influx of foreign migrants.
“I view the significant influx of migrants into Europe as a threat to the normal way of life in Europe,” Frederiksen remarked, referencing Vance’s address at the Munich Security Conference on February 14.
Frederiksen has backed up her rhetoric with policy as well, with her administration building on anti-migrant policies. Denmark now confiscates valuables from migrants to refund the cost of housing them, and the country’s “No Ghetto” laws ensure no neighborhood has an outsized concentration of migrants, Politico reported.
Vance’s speech in Munich served as a general wake-up call to Europe from President Donald Trump’s administration, admonishing leaders across the continent for straying from traditional values and quashing dissent.
United States Vice-President JD Vance addresses the audience during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
“The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China. It’s not any other external actor,” Vance said at the time. “What I worry about is the threat from within the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America.”
Vance went on to reference efforts in Romania and Germany to prevent anti-migrant movements from gaining power.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has adopted an anti-migrant stance that mirrors President Donald Trump’s administration. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
“The crisis this continent faces right now, the crisis I believe we all face together, is one of our own making. If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you,” Vance said.
