Denmark eyeing referendum on euro

EUObserver reported that the EU's economic convergence plans were forcing Denmark in March 2011 to reconsider its euro opt-out, with a referendum on 'modernising' Copenhagen's relation with Brussels possibly taking place by June 2011.

With plans for a 'Competitiveness Pact' currently being drafted by EU institutions in reaction to a draft proposal from France and Germany launched in February 2011, Denmark does not want to be left out of the decision-making process, due to not being in the single currency.

• Primary Source

Politiken, 22.3.11: Denmark steps up to europact (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/563991-denmark-steps-europact

Wikipedia: Denmark and the euro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_and_the_euro

EUObserver, 22.3.11: Denmark embraces euro-pact http://euobserver.com/9/32035

ESO: Background information: EU presidents draft competitiveness pact http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-presidents-draft-competitiveness-pact/

Politiken, 13.7.11: Economists: Best to stay out of euro http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1335085/economists-best-to-stay-out-of-euro/

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