Danish MEP quits party over plan to take refugee valuables

A country of 5.6 million people, Denmark expects 20,000 asylum seekers this year compared to the almost 200,000 expected by Sweden. Many of the refugees passing through Denmark this year have been bound for the neighboring country.

The Liberals, who hold just 39 of parliament's 179 seats, have been walking a policy tightrope between keeping DF on their side while eliciting the support of the center-left opposition Social Democrats for the government's more EU-friendly policies.

(Additional reporting by Ole Mikkelsen; Editing by Helen Popper)