Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said Thursday that he expects Denmark to join the European Union’s common defense policy after two-thirds of voters who cast ballots in a referendum supported abandoning a 30-year-old waiver that kept the EU country out.
There are “a series of formal steps before Denmark can be admitted” to the defense agreement, Kofod said, including the Danish Parliament giving its approval of the referendum's result. The minister said he expects Denmark to be able to join as of July 1.
