The Danish euro-wobble
THE Danes have never been counted among the EU's leading enthusiasts. Now half-heartedness seems to be turning to scepticism as they wonder whether they should adopt Europe's single currency, the euro; they will give their answer in a referendum on September 28th. Denmark's europhiles have three-quarters of the country's members of parliament behind them. They are backed by the government, the main opposition parties, big business, many trade unions and most of the country's economists. Yet they are struggling to persuade the voters to ditch their krone.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The Danish euro-wobble”
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