Asbjørn,

Thanks for the clarification and comments. As you may also recall, Norway
voted 'no' in two plebiscites on EU membership. I share your opinion that,
as things stand as of now, Scandinavian countries have nothing to lose by
staying out of the monetary union. Norway may however eventually join the
EU; it's just a matter of time.

Regards,

Kabir.

"Asbjørn Nordam" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



> Denmark has held one referendum on the Euro  and it was a close "no", and
it
> was one of the reasons that the former social democrat government in
Denmark
> lost the general elections held shortly after.
>
> In Denmark we are used to referendum, when it comes to EU. We votes "no"
to
> Maastricht-declaration and it lead to the situation where Denmark has 4
> reservations.  We believe that if the people in the other EU states got
the
> same chance as we have, we should have seen many "no" votes all over
Europe.
> France has only held one, and it was also a close yes to the
> Edinbourg-declaration. We believe that in the future EU will develop in
> steps, like a bicycle-race. Some nations will go in front, some will stay
in
> the large group, and a few will be behind. Then after some years some will
> move up to the group in front, while others will fall back or behind. It
is
> the realistic political situation.
> The positive thing about the referendum system here in Denmark is, that
> according to EU-bureau we Danes has the highest score of all
EU-populations,
> when it comes to common knowledge on EU, what it is all about, how it is
> constructed, and function. Amongst the people who is the strongest
supporter
> of EU (Greece, Spain, Portugal) the generel knowledge amongst the people
is
> also the lowest in Europe. Something to think about.
> A comment from Asbjørn Nordam
> >
> > The most immediate implications of the "no" vote are being felt in the
two
> > countries that are yet to hold referendums on adopting the euro, Britain
and
> > Denmark. Although both the Anders Fogh Rasmussen government in
Copenhagen and
> > Tony Blair's in London have intimated that they intend to proceed on
their
> > intended course, the Blair government at least has all but abandoned any
hope
> > of joining the euro in the near future.
> >
> >
>
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