In Europe, patience is running out - the first country to restrict refugees from Ukraine

Denmark becomes the first European country to tighten its policy toward Ukrainian refugees: 14 regions in Ukraine will be designated as relatively safe, thousands of benefit recipients will be required to work, and men liable for military service will not be able to obtain temporary status.

Denmark is becoming the first European country to tighten reception conditions for Ukrainian refugees, after years of lenient policy. According to the Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration, 14 regions in Ukraine will be designated as 'relatively safe', including Lviv, Kyiv, Chernivtsi, and Vinnytsia. At the same time, the government seeks to impose a work requirement on approximately 12,000 Ukrainians receiving benefits, with a transition period until October 1. Another change concerns the education system: exemptions allowing Ukrainian children to study in English or Ukrainian will be canceled, and they will gradually move to the regular Danish education framework. Additionally, Ukrainian men aged 23 to 60 who are liable for military service and have not received an exemption will not be able to obtain temporary status in Denmark. Immigration Minister Martin Bedskov explained that Denmark does not want its immigration system to be used as a way to evade conscription. The proposal is in the legislative process in the Danish parliament. Denmark has adopted an approach similar to that already implemented in Norway.