Danish Referendum Deals Another Blow to EU Integration

The European Union was dealt another blow Dec. 3 when 53 percent of the Danish people voted not to reverse the long-standing Danish opt-out on EU justice legislation. The immediate impact of the vote is that Denmark will have to find other ways to interact with Europol, Europe's international policing network, now that the Danish public has chosen to remain outside of the initiative. Considering the current climate of high alert in Europe in the wake of the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris and subsequent activities in Belgium and Germany, Denmark’s leaders will want to work swiftly to find ways to make cooperation with the policing agency possible....