EU to relocate Sweden asylum seekers / Sweden border checks to extend into Denmark / Border checks could be stepped up by Christmas

European Commissioner of Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos announced on 30 November 2015 that Sweden would soon benefit from a 'relocation' programme for some of its asylum seekers, following reports the country was overwhelmed by incoming refugees.

However, the Swedish government continued to develop plans to discourage refugees from coming to Sweden by, for example, by launching mandatory ID checks on all trains, buses and ferries from Denmark to Sweden. The new rules would come into place in early January 2016.

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ESO: Background information: Sweden tightens rules to curb refugee numbers http://www.europeansources.info/record/sweden-tightens-rules-to-curb-refugee-numbers-sweden-split-over-move-to-tighten-asylum-rules/

The Local.se, 01.12.15: Refugees to be moved from Sweden by EU http://www.thelocal.se/20151201/refugees-set-to-be-moved-from-sweden-by-eu

The Local.se, 03.12.15: Sweden mulls bid to close bridge to Denmark http://www.thelocal.dk/20151203/sweden-mulls-bid-to-close-bridge-to-denmark

Aftonbladet, 04.12.15: Exodus to Europe: Closing Øresund Bridge a really bad idea (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE174351-Exodus-to-Europe-Closing-Oresund-Bridge-a-really-bad-idea

The Local.se, 04.12.15: Border checks could be stepped up by Christmas http://www.thelocal.se/20151204/border-checks-could-be-stepped-up-by-christmas

Dagens Nyheter, 05.12.15: Exodus to Europe: Richard Swartz on the capitulation of morals in Sweden (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE174414-Exodus-to-Europe-Richard-Swartz-on-the-capitulation-of-morals-in-Sweden

Dagens Nyheter, 25.11.15: Exodus to Europe: Tougher asylum rules won't solve the problem (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE173830-Exodus-to-Europe-Tougher-asylum-rules-won-t-solve-the-problem

The Local.se, 07.12.15: Sweden border checks to extend into Denmark http://www.thelocal.se/20151207/sweden-border-checks-to-extend-into-denmark

The Local.se, 10.12.15: 'Sweden has hit its limit. Denmark has not' http://www.thelocal.dk/20151210/sweden-has-hit-its-limit-denmark-has-not

The Local.se, 08.12.15: Sweden drops plans to close bridge to Denmark http://www.thelocal.dk/20151208/sweden-wont-close-bridge-to-denmark-after-all

Sweden: Government: The Government’s work regarding the refugee situation http://www.government.se/government-policy/the-governments-work-regarding-the-refugee-situation/

Politico, 14.12.15: Sweden faces moral dilemma over migration http://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-faces-moral-dilemma-over-migration-malmo-refugees-border-checks/

BBC News, 22.12.15: Migrant crisis: Sweden operator cancels trains on bridge link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35159183

The Local.se, 22.12.15: Swedish operators cut rail service on bridge http://www.thelocal.se/20151222/swedish-operator-halts-rail-service-on-bridge

The Local.dk, 30.12.15: Sweden-Denmark border rail fence completed http://www.thelocal.dk/20151230/sweden-denmark-rail-border-fence-completed

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