"History changes and it affects us here in Denmark and obviously we have to like react on that" explains 24 years old Mads Adam, a Danish student in political sciences voting in a nationwide referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out on the EU's common defence policy. The vote in traditionally eurosceptic Denmark comes on the heels of neighbouring Finland's and Sweden's historic applications for NATO membership, as the Ukraine war forces countries in Europe to rethink their security policies. More than 65 percent of Denmark's 4.3 million eligible voters are expected to vote in favour of dropping the exemption, an opinion poll published on Sunday suggested. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES