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The Unity List does away with decades of EU policy: Danish EU exit is no longer a goal in itself | Politics | DR Venstrefløjspartiet maintains a good portion of EU skepticism, but will no longer actively fight to get Denmark out of the EU. critical line. At an annual meeting in Hafnia-Hallen in Valby, the party has adopted a new policy that softens a lot on the notorious opposition. that a Danish exit "is not an end in itself". Political rapporteur Mai Villadsen did not participate in the debate herself because she did not want to set any direction. But here after the vote, she declares herself "really happy and satisfied": Today we have taken a significant step for the Unity List. It is no longer a goal in itself for us that Denmark should leave the EU. Mai Villadsen, political spokesman for the Unity List Mai Villadsen adds that the new line is not only a significant step for the Unity List, but for the entire left. to create progressive change in the world, and we also want to do it in the battlefield that is, she says. It was Mai Villadsen's predecessor in the post as political rapporteur, Pernille Skipper, who helped make the now adopted proposal. She lays out the new line as follows: - The talk of resignation is roughly parked. We use all our energy to create change in and in the Parliament where we can, she says. Here is a selection of some of the key passages in the Unity List's new EU line: We recognize the EU as an important political battleground where terrain can be lost and victories won. But we have no illusions that the European institutions are an equal playing field for progressive forces. It is therefore the most important task of the left to fight a fierce battle for the daily improvements, but at the same time keep an eye on the limitations that the EU system sets for progressive policy and therefore constantly fighting for a fundamental change in the European Treaties. in the important EU policy issues. That is why we always support referendums on significant changes in EU co-operation, which are important for Denmark's relationship with the EU. The Unity List maintains the perspective of a Danish withdrawal from the EU. Withdrawal is not an end in itself. Withdrawal can be an offensive means of implementing fundamental changes that the EU stands in the way of. It may also be a necessary self-defense against further attacks on workers' rights, welfare, democracy and the environment. We are still very critical of the democracy that is in, says Pernille Skipper and adds: - But we also recognize that is a playing field where we can win victories. We have seen this in both climate, equal pay and many other areas. And that is the playing field we must use. She sees the new political line as an expression of the fact that "when the world changes, the Unity List will of course change with it. in strong terms warned against changing the party's course so much that one leaves the whole -criticism to the right wing. in itself is the problem, or whether can be part of the solution.The two wings of the party agree that there is still a lot to criticize for.But they strongly disagree on what to then line up with. Should one opt out and work to dismantle the whole union? Or should one try to push the union in the right direction from within? to a delicious mushroom ", proclaimed party member Marie Madsen during the debate and garnered laughter from large parts of the hall. Several party comrades who share her incarnated resistance be a -critical left-wing party in .One of the main men behind the compromise proposal to soften the opposition was main board member Pelle Dragsted, who has previously sat in, and who is now a municipal politician in Frederiksberg. The left-wing party maintains its critical analysis of the union, he assured. delegates voted in favor. 107 voted against, 10 to vote. Mai Villadsen subsequently declared "really happy that we have found a line together": - This does not mean that we just blindly settle the criticism in the Unity List. We will still thunder against when blocking climate action, proper distribution of refugees and other things, she says and adds: - So therefore I still think that there is room for a lot of people in the Unity List. So far, the party line has officially been, that the Unity List was "strong opponents of and supports a Danish resignation as well as a closure of". But in practice it has not been the party's line, explains former political spokeswoman Pernille Skipper. reality is much more in line with the practice we have been working on, she says. Pernille Skipper's proposal, which she had put forward together with a number of other party profiles, won over three other proposals. First, the most -positive proposal was voted down . It directly called a Danish exit "meaningless and probably directly harmful". resistance and is ready to break with ".In the" final "in the very last vote lost the main board's proposal, which for confusion resembled the now adopted proposal.The article is updated with reaction from political rapporteur Mai Villadsen.