Denmark's new coalition government today picked an outspoken eurosceptic as its new foreign minister, marking a potential political shift in a country where opposition against the European Union is growing. Anders Samuelsen, 49, has maintained a sceptical attitude towards Denmark's participation in the European Union since his Liberal Alliance party was founded in 2007 and campaigned against further cooperation with the bloc. "I have not changed my attitude overnight towards the EU," Samuelsen told reporters on Monday after his party on Sunday became part of a new broader coalition deal. Unlike previous liberal governments that have clearly stated they wanted to keep Denmark close to the core of the European Union, the new 86-page government platform presented on Sunday only describes policy towards EU in vague terms. "The government's line is that we are at the core of the EU cooperation, but at the same time we have a critical attitude in the way the EU works. We want to reform the EU, United Nations and NATO from within," he said. "We have a task of cleansing to do." "We may be inspired by what happens in the rest of the world," he said without elaborating and without...
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