Denmark will enhance its defence spending and maintain a referendum on becoming a member of the frequent EU defence coverage amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The referendum will likely be held on June 1 with the federal government saying on Sunday that the nation's main political events "agree that European safety is threatened."
"The events to the settlement due to this fact agree on quite a few measures to strengthen the Danish defence preparedness and the chances for manoeuvring within the new safety coverage scenario," a joint settlement of the governing Social Democrats, the Liberals, the Socialist Folks's Celebration, the Radical Left and the Conservatives learn.
The nation will enhance defence spending to 2% of GDP -- as required by NATO -- by 2033.
They agreed to put aside 7 billion crowns (roughly €940 million) within the subsequent two years "within the mild of the Russian disaster" for elevated defence readiness, operations and humanitarian efforts.
"We should be ready for the brand new scenario in along with our allies in NATO and the EU," the primary parliamentary events mentioned.
They may also work in direction of phasing out Russian pure fuel imports and attempt to alleviate European dependence on it. Russia is the primary exporter of pure fuel, which is commonly used for family heating, to the European Union.
"Denmark has spent billions in current a long time to section out pure fuel, however however we have to transfer even quicker," the political events mentioned in an announcement.
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