The Danish government will spend nearly $148m over the next four years to better defend the nation against terror, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt announced Thursday as she presented a new 12-point plan.

“Our security level is high. Preparedness is high. But we are also challenged. Militant Islamists are constantly developing new ways of challenging our security,” she said at a press conference with several other ministers.
The terror package entitled ‘A strong defence against terror’ features 12 concrete initiatives ranging from anti-radicalization efforts in the nation’s prisons to increased data gathering on airline passengers and increasing security capabilities for both the police and security agency.
“We live in a world in which violent forces want to attack our democracy and our freedom. We saw that with the terror attack in Paris in January 2015 and with the attack in Copenhagen last weekend,” the government’s plan reads.
“The government will always defend Denmark and ensure the safety of our residents. New challenges require new tools. The government will therefore enhance and strengthen Denmark’s defence against terror,” it continues.
On Wednesday, crowds of mourners turned out for the funeral of a Jewish man killed in last Sunday’s shooting at the Copenhagen synagogue, as questions mount about whether more could have been done to prevent the attacks.
Dan Uzan, a 37-year-old volunteer security guard, was killed outside the capital’s main synagogue in the second of two weekend shootings that sent jitters across Europe.
The gunman, named as Omar El-Hussein, a Danish of Palestinian origin, launched his rampage on Saturday, first firing off dozens of rounds outside a cultural centre where a debate on Islam and free speech was taking place.
Security was tight as hundreds of people gathered at a Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen for Uzan's funeral, with police out in force along with sniffer dogs and snipers posted on nearby rooftops.
Prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who said this week that "an attack on the Jews of Denmark is an attack on Denmark", attended the ceremony.
"Everybody in our community knew Dan," said Dan Rosenberg, head of the Danish Jewish community .
"He was always ready to his part, he was a very fine example for the whole community."