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Dutch lower house backs EU-Ukraine agreement


The lower house of Dutch parliament on Tuesday evening backed the amended EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, after it was rejected by Dutch citizens last year in a non-binding referendum, local media reported.
The move was expected after most MPs indicated in December that adding a legally binding declaration that ensures the deal is not a step towards Ukrainian EU membership was enough to let the deal pass.
The agreement, which strengthens trade ties between the EU and Kiev, has been approved by all EU member countries but was put to a referendum in the Netherlands after an anti-EU group collected enough signatures to …read more

Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition

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