Danes to reject EU policing rules, partial results suggest
- 8 years ago
Partial results suggest Denmark has voted ‘no’ to further integration into the European Union.
With over 80 percent of the vote counted, some 53 percent of Danes appear to have rejected the adoption of EU legislation on justice and home affairs the centre-right government said would help strengthen cross-border policing.
In the country’s seventh referendum on EU integration, wary citizens appear to have once again defended national sovereignty.
Denmark says 'No' to more EU integration, a win for eurosceptics across the continent https://t.co/MMPUt4Cxtx pic.twitter.com/57Ah8HIf6J— Financial Times (@FT) December 3, 2015
Leaving Europol?
If the ‘no’ vote prevails, Denmark may be forced to leave Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, which deals with organised crime, trafficking and terrorism.
Its legal status is expected to change in 2016. If this happens, Copenhagen’s 1993 decision to opt out of several key EU policy areas (including justice and home affairs),means it
With over 80 percent of the vote counted, some 53 percent of Danes appear to have rejected the adoption of EU legislation on justice and home affairs the centre-right government said would help strengthen cross-border policing.
In the country’s seventh referendum on EU integration, wary citizens appear to have once again defended national sovereignty.
Denmark says 'No' to more EU integration, a win for eurosceptics across the continent https://t.co/MMPUt4Cxtx pic.twitter.com/57Ah8HIf6J— Financial Times (@FT) December 3, 2015
Leaving Europol?
If the ‘no’ vote prevails, Denmark may be forced to leave Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, which deals with organised crime, trafficking and terrorism.
Its legal status is expected to change in 2016. If this happens, Copenhagen’s 1993 decision to opt out of several key EU policy areas (including justice and home affairs),means it