Brussels, 04/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - The new Social Democrat prime minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, announcing her policy programme on Monday, said that the government would drop the previous administration's plans to put permanent customs posts at the country's borders, stating that Denmark would now “tackle cross-border crime effectively within the framework of Schengen cooperation”. The move was hailed by the European Commission and by Germany on Tuesday 4 October.
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