The Danish PM says he may take the decision to hold a referendum on euro membership this year. The economic crisis has boosted Danish support for adopting the euro, the prime minister says.

Danish interest rates have been forced higher to defend the krone during the crisis while the rest of the world has been slashing rates.

Those with long memories will hearken back to 1992 when the Danes unexpectedly rejected the Maastricht Treaty, setting off a massive currency crisis across Europe. Ah, those were the days…