Danes Must Join EU Defense Pact to Not Lose Clout, Minister Says
- Denmark’s Foreign Minister Kofod speaks in Bloomberg interview
- Danes will vote on June 1 on EU defense policy opt-out
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Denmark’s government is pushing to get the traditionally eurosceptic Nordic nation to join the European Union’s defense cooperation as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
If voters opt to stay outside the bloc’s defense pact, the Nordic nation will be sidelined in a crucial area that is set to dominate the European Union’s agenda for years to come, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said in an interview in Copenhagen.