2015 Danish European Union opt-out referendum

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Danish European Union opt-out referendum

3 December 2015
Proposed Law to change the justice opt-out to a case-by-case opt-in.[n 1][1]
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,375,862 46.89% No 1,558,437 53.11% Valid votes 2,934,299 98.13% Invalid or blank votes 55,962 1.87% Total votes 2,990,261 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 4,153,041 72%
Results by electoral district
Source: Statistics Denmark[2]

A referendum on one of the country's opt-outs from the European Union was held in Denmark on 3 December 2015. Specifically, the referendum was on whether to convert Denmark's current full opt-out on home and justice matters into an opt-out with case-by-case opt-in similar to those held by Ireland and the United Kingdom. Approval of the referendum was needed for Denmark to remain in Europol under the new rules. However, it was rejected by 53% of voters.

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