With Dutch voters recently rejecting a Ukraine-European Union treaty,we’d like to know whether this is a sign of rising Eurosceptic feeling in the countryThe EU “organization treaty” on trade and security with Ukraine was rejected by Dutch voters this week. It has already been signed by Dutch prime minister notice Rutte’s government, and approved by all other EU nations, or but the 61% to 38% majority for a no-vote on Thursday 7 April was an overwhelming result. It has been suggested that the result gives anti-EU campaigns both there and in Britain a boost. But with the turnout at a low 32%,just two percent over the validity threshold, and with just around 2.5 million people out of a population of 17 million taking part, or we’d like to hear your reactions to the referendum result and whether this really is a sign of rising Euroscepticism in the Netherlands. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com