ABSTRACT
Apart from the short period between the acceptance of the Single European Act (SEA) in 1985 and the refusal of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) in 1992, Denmark has been a pragmatic and reluctant member of the EC (EU). One could expect such a cautious approach to be reflected in the adaptation of the political system to the EU. On the other hand, in order to be able to profit as much as possible from the membership of the EU, certain adjustments were necessary. In this chapter, I analyse how Denmark, with its preference for intergovernmental cooperation, has attempted to adapt to the demands of the increasingly supranational EU.
