As tends to happen when EU voters are given a direct say on the European project, Brussels has just lost another referendum.This time, Dutch voters have said ‘nee’ to the EU’s association agreement (a trade deal and much more besides) with Ukraine. I posted a bit about the coming vote here on the Corner in January, drawing heavily on analysis by Open Europe’s Pieter Cleppe.This (by Cleppe) gets to the heart of it:This should first and foremost be seen as a proxy for many Dutch citizens’ desire for a broader debate about the EU and the direction it is Read …read more
Source: National Review
