Denmark’s Union of Public Employees (FOA) is warning the European Union of the effect on future Danish EU referenda if the Union demands that Greece should cut its public employee wages.

“It is totally unacceptable for the European Union to meddle in wage developments,” says FOA Chairman Dennis Kristensen, under whose umbrella most of Denmark’s public employees are organised.

“At FOA we have traditionally refrained from recommendations regarding EU referenda. But it’s obvious that if we get to a point at which the EU reduces wages, we must consider whether to make recommendations to our members. It would mean the Danish model is at risk,” Kristensen says.

Kristensen’s remarks come in the wake of reports that the EU plans to issue draconian demands on eurozone member Greece to take the country out of its economic woes – with a deficit of over 12 percent of GDP.

Some reports have suggested the EU will demand cuts in public employee wages in Greece.

Sources at the EU have confirmed to Politiken, that a binding plan to be delivered to Greece tomorrow includes demands on taxation and public employee wages.