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Netherlands Unlikely To Sign Ukraine Treaty, Prime Minister Warns


The Netherlands is unlikely to ratify an EU treaty with Ukraine that Dutch voters roundly rejected in a referendum earlier in the year, its prime minister says.

“I think that ultimately we will not ratify [the agreement],” Prime Minister Mark Rutte told MPs on Thursday, the Financial Times reported.

In April, a referendum on the deal, aimed at simplifying trade between the EU member states and Ukraine, saw Dutch voters reject the idea by a margin of two to one, though turnout was low.

Rutte, who campaigned for the deal, suggested that he hoped it could go ahead with …read more

Source: Newsweek

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