The basic tenets of the union in its present state are designed to foster cooperation and unified action among the member states in order to increase prosperity across Europe and prevent destructive conflicts. For starters, the fact that theirs is a small country and is in danger of being overridden by the more populous member states on matters of joint policy. Denmark is allotted only 16 seats in the EU Parliament, whereas France receives 86 and Germany 99. Furthermore, the little nation has grown wealthy through careful planning by its own government, and boasts one of the most successful welfare states on record. I personally had the chance to see how well it functions when I lived in Denmark last year.
Health care is free.
Denmark also has the lowest unemployment rate in Europe. They are concerned that their carefully constructed social system will be destroyed by EU regulations on areas such as taxes. These regulations are desired by large countries with economic problems, such as Italy and France. Further concerns were generated this spring by the sanctions imposed on Austria after its democratic election of a government that the liberal EU Council disliked. Since the 1960s and 70s, immigrants from the Middle East have been flocking to Denmark to take advantage of the benefits of the social welfare system.