01
Mar
2016
Publications External Publications
Maja KLUGER RASMUSSEN, Catharina SORENSEN

Denmark: A Pragmatic Euroscepticism Building Bridges Paper Series

The Danes are generally happy with the EU’s level of economic integration and are proponents of furthering the integration of the single market. However, they are sceptical when it comes to the EU’s federal trimmings and EU process standards in social and employment policies.

couv_denmark.png

Issues, such as roaming costs, CO2 emissions, and asylum hold the potential to show the Danes and other Europeans the interrelatedness of many of today’s challenges. Despite this, there is currently little public awareness that these issues have anything to do with the EU.

The Danes’ support for the EU is grounded in the pragmatic perception that the EU is a necessary and cost-efficient relationship for a small, continental country. Yet, Denmark displays a sovereignty-based euroscepticism, which means that they prefer an EU whose decision-making favours a strong role of the Council, that is the Member States.

Denmark: A Pragmatic Euroscepticism
Keywords
Building Bridges future of the EU Denmark