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New Danish government to hold EU opt-out referendum

A new Danish Liberal minority government, led by Lars Loekke Rasmussen, was presented on Sunday. The governing programme includes a referendum before Christmas on scrapping opt-outs from EU justice affairs policies. If approved, Denmark will have the same status as Ireland and the UK, including full participation in Europol.

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