Section: The Netherlands
Ukraine referendum a mystery to over a fourth of Dutch people
A massive 27.4 percent of Dutch voters have no idea that there will be a referendum on the association agreement between the European Union and the Ukraine in April, according to a study done by research firm Ipsos, Kieskompas and newspaper Trouw. The post Ukraine referendum a mystery to over a fourth of Dutch people appeared first on NL Times....
80 investigators assigned to bring MH17 perpetrators to justice
A team of 80 police officers are assigned to the criminal investigation into the MH17 disaster. They are working from both the Netherlands and Ukraine, according to Wilbert Paulissen, head of the national detectives The post 80 investigators assigned to bring MH17 perpetrators to justice appeared first on NL Times. …read more Source: NL...
Brussels chief Juncker again warns Dutch about referendum ‘no’ vote
If the Netherlands rejects the EU treaty with Ukraine at next month’s referendum it will have disastrous consequences for Europe… …read more Source:...
How to Comb Russia’s TV News
Combing Russia’s television news networks. Image: Kevin Rothrock. This article is part of a larger guidebook by RuNet Echo to help people learn how to conduct open-source research on the Russian Internet. Explore the complete guidebook at the special project page. According to survey research by the Levada Center, the vast majority of...
Ukraine’s Eurovision 2016 Entry Is About Stalin’s Repressions. Russia Isn’t Thrilled.
Is Putin akin to Stalin in the eyes of Crimean Tatars? Jamala’s Eurovision song sheds light on the issue. Images mixed by Anna Poludenko-Young. A song about Soviet Moscow’s repressions against the Crimean Tatar community is Ukraine’s entry for the Eurovision 2016 music contest. Though it concerns events that took place over 70...
UKIP leader Nigel Farage to deliver Anti-EU speech in Netherlands
Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independent Party, will be giving a speech in Amsterdam on April 4th, two days before the referendum about the association agreement with the Ukraine. The post UKIP leader Nigel Farage to deliver Anti-EU speech in Netherlands appeared first on NL Times. …read more Source: NL...
Ukrainian Court Equates Social Network Profile With Mainstream Media
Can social media accounts be considered mass media? Images mixed by Tetyana Lokot. In an unprecedented move, a Ukrainian court has equated a social media profile page with mass media outlets and sanctioned its owner for public calls to overthrow authorities. On February 2, 2016, a municipal court in Sumy, north-eastern Ukraine, found a local...
Ukraine referendum: should ‘yes’ supporters bother to vote?
The ‘no’ campaign may be well ahead in the forthcoming Dutch referendum on the EU treaty with Ukraine, but there… …read more Source:...
Report: Russia leaders sent missile that struck MH17 to Ukraine
The head of the Russian army and President Vladimir Putin made the decision to send the BUK missile system that shot down flight MH17 to the front in Ukraine. They are therefore responsible for the MH17 disaster, according to international research collective Bellingcat in a report they published on Wednesday The post Report: Russia leaders sent...
Actress and former footballer seen as faces of Ukraine yes campaign
Dutch actress Victoria Koblenko and former footballer Evgeniy Levchenko are among the personalities and politicians whom government strategists think could be… …read more Source:...
