New Danish government calls referendum on EU Justice opt-out

Denmark's new conservative-liberal government was ready to call for a referendum in 2015 to decide on a more flexible opt-in arrangement on justice matters with the European Union, according to its work programme which was published on 28 June 2015.

The country still enjoyed a strict opt-out agreement and some feared such text could exclude it from the European cross-border police cooperation, Europol. The new flexible agreement would be similar to those implemented by Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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ESO: Background information: Denmark and EU Justice and Home Affairs Law: Details of the planned referendum http://www.europeansources.info/record/denmark-and-eu-justice-and-home-affairs-law-details-of-the-planned-referendum/

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