Denmark by Hannah O'Loughlin

Capital: Copenhagen

Population: 5.806 million (2019)

Currency: Danish krone

(Denmark has negotiated an opt-out from the euro and thus is not obliged to introduce it.)

Recognised regional languages: Danish, Faroese; Greenlandic; German

Denmark has been an active member of the EU since the 1st of January 1973.

Denmark has worked for an efficient and well functioning internal market within the EU, active in decision-making, and provides clear and visible results for their citizens.

Denmark also communicates with the EU institutions through its permanent representation in Brussels. As Denmark's "embassy to the EU", its main task is to ensure that the country's interests and policies are pursued as effectively as possible in the EU.

2018 figures for Denmark:

Total EU spend in Denmark – 1.411 billion

(equivalent to 0.46 % of the Danish economy)

Total contribution to EU budget – 2.541 billion

(equivalent to 0.83 of the Danish economy)

In 1849 Denmark became a constitutional monarchy and a two-chamber parliament established. When he succeeded to the throne in January 1848, King Frederick VII was almost at once met by the demands for a constitution and an end to absolutism. Frederick VII soon yielded to the Danish demands, and in March he accepted the end of absolutism, which resulted in the June Constitution of 1849.On 5 June 1849 the constitution, known as the June Constitution, was altered to create the framework of a constitutional monarchy for Denmark