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4th Jun 2023

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Danish referendum on EU opt-outs to stir hornets’ nest

Date of vote to be announced by government Friday on ending national opt-outs from EU justice and home affairs policies. The referendum comes amid growing euroscpetic and anti-immigrant sentiment, as well as EU plans to relocate thousands of asylum seekers and refugees from the Middle East to the Nordic country.

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