Voters in eurosceptic EU member Denmark on Thursday rejected in a referendum a government proposal to beef up their participation in the bloc’s justice cooperation, exit polls showed.

Voters in eurosceptic EU member Denmark on Thursday rejected in a referendum a government proposal to beef up their participation in the bloc's justice cooperation, exit polls showed.

The 'No' side garnered 53.3 percent of the vote in an exit poll by public broadcaster DR, and 52.8 percent according to a poll by broadcaster TV 2.

The exit polls came after polling stations closed at 1900 GMT, ending a campaign dominated by the issues of immigration and cross-border crime.