Danish lawmakers intend to vote on recognizing a Palestinian state, following similar initiatives in other European countries.

The Danish parliament will hold its first debate on the subject on December 11 and will vote on a draft resolution in early January, according to the EU Observer. The vote was proposed by lawmakers from three small left-wing parties, one of whom expressed uncertainty about its chances of succeeding.

"I don’t think we’ll get a majority, but at least we’ll have a good discussion," Holger K. Nielsen told the EU Observer. However, even if the resolution passes, it will be non-binding.

The move comes about a month after Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said her country would not recognize Palestine as a state.

“We all have the same goal of creating peace in the Middle East," Thorning-Schmidt said at a meeting of Nordic and Baltic prime ministers in Stockholm last month. "In Denmark, we also support a two-state solution, but we have chosen another direction and we stand by that. But it is important to say that every country makes its own decisions on this question but we all agree on the same goal: creating peace in the Middle East."

Earlier this month, Israeli activists sent a letter to Danish lawmakers urging them to recognize a Palestinian state. The letter, signed by 660 peace activists, was similar to one sent to the Spanish parliament ahead of its vote on the issue.

The European Parliament on Wednesday debated whether to recognize a Palestinian state, with lawmakers expected to hold a symbolic vote in December.

EU lawmakers were scheduled to vote on Thursday on the motion to recognize a Palestinian state but it was postponed until December.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table, saying, "The sense of urgency is getting higher and higher in the absence of a political context. There has to be a direct dialogue."

The British and Spanish parliaments have already passed non-binding resolutions to recognize a Palestinian state, while Sweden became the first country to officially recognize Palestine.

France's National Assembly is set to vote on a non-binding resolution on December 2.

