Nicely Done In Denmark.

A thinking man's protest, some Dane against having an Islamic country in the EU.

Copenhagen. Denmark's best-known tourist attraction, the Little Mermaid statue, was given a traditional Muslim robe on Thursday in apparent protest over Turkey's possible EU membership.

"Turkey in the EU?" read a sign hung around the statue, covered from head to foot in the black burqa worn by many devout Muslim women, Danish broadcaster DR News reported.

Japanese tour guide Shigeharu Yamaguehi removes the burqa from The Little Mermaid.
Photo: AFP

In Denmark, 49 per cent are against opening talks with the mainly Muslim state, according to a Gallup opinion poll.

The bronze statue of a naked mermaid sitting on a rock on the seafront in Copenhagen is based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale.

No one has claimed responsibility for the burqa protest.