Despite being part of the EU since 1972 and a founding member of NATO, the Scandinavian country will choose in a referendum whether to end the 30-year exception and join the fortification policy in defense of Sweden and Finland.
The Danish citizenry will decide today on a referendum if it is incorporated into the defense policy of the European Uniona move that would end 30 years exception in the Scandinavian country.
With this decision, motivated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Denmark will follow the path of Sweden and Finland, two countries that have given up their historical neutrality to Apply for NATO membership a few weeks ago.
According to the latest polls, more than 64% of the Danish population will vote in favor of abolishing the reserve and sticking to EU policies, while about 36% are committed to preserving the status of the Scandinavian nation, according to the Danish newspaper. ‘Berlingske’.
For their part, all political forces with parliamentary representation support the ‘Yes’ vote, with the exception of the far-right members of the Danish People’s Party and the New Right and the leftists of the Red-Green Alliance.
Despite being part of the European Union since 1972 and being a founding member of NATO, Denmark has refused to participate in European defense policy.
This means that cannot participate in areas of EU foreign and security policy related to defencenor in hypothetical EU military operations, and has no voting rights in the Council of Ministers on issues in that area.
However, the situation has changed with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and just ten days after the war started, the Danish government announced a referendum that could break the EU’s defensive policies for nearly 30 years.
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Source: EITB
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