Section: NL Times (The Netherlands)
Hilversum building MH17 memorial to residents killed in plane crash
Hilversum is building a monument in Dudokpark to commemorate the 15 residents of the city who were killed in the MH17 disaster. The monument will be unveiled on July 17th, exactly two years after the Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine The post Hilversum building MH17 memorial to residents killed in plane crash appeared...
Referendum pressures Netherlands to craft new Ukraine policy
The Dutch government will come with an reaction to the Netherlands “no”-vote in the Ukraine referendum last week, and plans on how to proceed, by September at the latest, Minister Bert Koenders of Foreign Affairs wrote in a letter to Parliament on Tuesday. The post Referendum pressures Netherlands to craft new Ukraine policy appeared...
Ukraine Referendum final vote tally published today
The official results of the referendum on the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine will be published on Tuesday afternoon, starting at 4:00 p.m. The post Ukraine Referendum final vote tally published today appeared first on NL Times. …read more Source: NL...
Interior Min. investigating referendum subsidies
Minister Ronald Plasterk of Home Affairs is considering new rules surrounding subsidies for referendums, following questions on how the subsidies for the Ukraine referendum was used The post Interior Min. investigating referendum subsidies appeared first on NL Times. …read more Source: NL...
European Commission: Dutch referendum has no effect on Ukraine agreement
The Netherlands voting “no” in the referendum on the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine, has no effect on the agreement itself. The agreement was already signed and unanimously adopted by all EU member states’ heads of government, and the Dutch “no” does not change that, a spokesperson for the European...
Interior Min.: Referendum law needs revision
The Ukraine referendum on Wednesday shows that the Netherlands’ referendum law needs revision, according to Home Affairs Minister Ronald Plasterk. The post Interior Min.: Referendum law needs revision appeared first on NL Times. …read more Source: NL...
Opponents of US-EU trade deal TTIP launch Dutch referendum bid
Inspired by the no-camp’s success in the Ukraine referendum, opponents of the US-EU trade deal TTIP and the Canadian version CETA are now also trying to get a referendum vote on this issue. The post Opponents of US-EU trade deal TTIP launch Dutch referendum bid appeared first on NL Times. …read more Source: NL...
Newspapers: Ukraine referendum results “an embarrassment,” “a dilemma”
On Thursday morning Dutch newspapers described the preliminary results of the Ukraine referendum – 61 percent against with a voter turnout of 32 percent – as “an embarrassment”, “a dilemma” and a “recipe for discontent”. All agree that the “no” vote means tough times ahead for Prime...
Dutch people shoot down Ukraine referendum; Voter turnout tops 30 pct.
On Wednesday the Netherlands voted “no” in the referendum on the association agreement between the EU and the Ukraine. According to preliminary results, the turnout was 32.2 percent, more than the minimum 30 percent for the referendum to be considered valid The post Dutch people shoot down Ukraine referendum; Voter turnout tops 30...
Exit poll: Dutch voters against Ukraine deal
Exit polling in the Netherlands shows that a large proportion of Dutch voters have turned out to say against a trade agreement between the European Union and the Ukraine, but questions remain over the validity of the referendum vote. A law that went into force last year on such ballot measures require a voter turnout of 30 percent to be...
