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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7949

21 April 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
Denmark announces it will no longer take part in votes on defence issues but consequences of this decision have still to be clarified

Brussels / Copenhagen: 20/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - Denmark will no longer take part in the EU's vote on common defence issues but will continue to take part in meetings of the EU Military Committee, it was announced on Thursday by Danish Foreign Minister Mogens Lykketoft. The minister said he had noted agreement within the foreign affairs committee of the Danish parliament over this issue.

The decision was announced after the polemic in Italy and Denmark over the election, by just one...

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