Get a Job! Nordic Countries Cut Back on Generous Benefits for Migrants
© AFP 2016/ CORNELIUS POPPE / NTB SCANPIX
Europe
15:14 05.07.2016(updated 15:15 05.07.2016) Get short URL
Exasperated with integrating and catering to immigrants in the aftermath of the refugee crisis, the Nordic countries, which are renowned for their welfare programs, are looking forward to pushing through major cuts in migrant benefits.
Norway's Labor and Social Affairs Minister Anniken Hauglie came up with a number of proposals for cutbacks in welfare benefits for refugees, following last year's unprecedented influx of asylum-seekers. Norway is pondering abolishing special privileges for refugees and imposing residence requirements.
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160705/1042461866/norway-denmark-refugee-benefits.htmlREAD MORE