Denmark clinches Europol 'backdoor' deal

Denmark is leaving Europol on Monday (1 May), but thanks to a last-minute agreement it will still have access to EU police agency's databases.

The decision to leave was taken by Danish voters in a referendum in December 2015, when they decided to keep a so-called opt-out from EU cooperation on justice and home affairs issues.

The government and the EU immediately sought to guarantee some Danish participation in the agenc...