The Dutch are, in theory, voting on relations with Ukraine. In truth, it is another European plebiscite that could pit the voters against Brussels without solving anythingThe referendum to be held on Wednesday in the Netherlands on the EU’s association agreement with Ukraine is a puzzling affair in many ways. Initiated by Eurosceptic groups, it has, at times, seemed less to do with geopolitics than with a publicity stunt for GeenStijl, the rightwing satirical website which launched the campaign in the first place.The animating idea was to confound the EU over its supposed lack of democracy, by organising a petition …read more
Source: The Guardian
