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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Denmark votes overwhelmingly to join EU’s common defence policy

Mette Frederiksen and husband vote
Mette Frederiksen and her husband Bo Tengberg vote in Denmark’s referendum. Photograph: Liselotte Sabroe/AP

Denmark has voted overwhelmingly to join the EU’s common defence policy, becoming the last of the bloc’s members to sign up, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to reshape Europe’s security landscape.

The referendum on Wednesday, in which voters backed the government’s proposal by 66.9% to 33.1%, followed historic applications by Denmark’s previously non-aligned Nordic neighbours, Finland and Sweden, to join Nato last month.

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