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The third in 2022, on abolishing the defence opt-out, took place on 1 June 2022 with 66.9% voting yes, and 33.1% voting no. As a result, as of November 2022, Denmark has had three opt-outs: the euro opt-out, the policing-justice opt-out, and the citizenship opt-out, of which the last has been superfluous since the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997. [2]
The opt-out from the JHA policy area was originally obtained by Ireland and the United Kingdom in a protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam of 1997, and was retained by both in the Treaty of Lisbon. [4] In contrast, Denmark has a more rigid opt-out from the area of freedom, security and justice.
Compliant with 2 out of 5 criteria Denmark: Krone (DKK) 7.46038 1973-01-01 1999-01-01 Not on government's agenda [18] [9] Not assessed due to opt-out from eurozone membership Rejected euro adoption by referendum in 2000: Hungary: Forint (HUF) Free floating 2004-05-01 None Not on government's agenda [19] Not compliant with any of the 5 criteria ...
Denmark uses the krone as its currency and does not use the euro, having negotiated the right to opt out from participation under the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. In 2000, the government held a referendum on introducing the euro, which was defeated with 53.2% voting no and 46.8% voting yes.
Denmark uses the krone as its currency and does not use the euro, having negotiated an opt-out from participation under the Edinburgh Agreement in 1992. In 2000, the government held a referendum on introducing the euro, which was defeated with 46.8% voting yes and 53.2% voting no.
Denmark obtained a special opt-out in the original Maastricht Treaty, and thus is legally exempt from joining the eurozone unless its government decides otherwise, either by parliamentary vote or referendum. The United Kingdom likewise had an opt-out prior to withdrawing from the EU in 2020.
The possibility of a member state leaving the Eurozone was first raised after the onset of the Greek government-debt crisis. The term "Grexit" itself was reportedly [1] first used by Citigroup economists Willem Buiter and Ebrahim Rahbari in a 2012 report about the possibility of Greece leaving the Eurozone. [2]
Compliant with 2 out of 5 criteria Denmark: Krone (DKK) 7.46038 1973-01-01 1999-01-01 Not on government's agenda [25] [26] Not assessed due to opt-out from eurozone membership Rejected euro adoption by referendum in 2000: Hungary: Forint (HUF) Free floating 2004-05-01 None Not on government's agenda [27] Not compliant with any of the 5 criteria ...