KIEV — Ukrainians were surprised to learn about the Dutch referendum on the European Union’s association agreement with Ukraine: Why had the issue touched a nerve in the Netherlands? But the vote is not really about Ukraine — it’s about distrust of national politics and the country’s growing Euroskeptic sentiment.
The association agreement must be ratified by all 28 EU member countries before it comes into force. All EU members, including the Netherlands, have ratified it, but the process has been stalled by the Dutch referendum that was triggered by a petition of over 450,000 signatures last September, forcing the Dutch …read more
Source: European Voice
