Section: US & Canada
Voters in the Netherlands Reject EU-Ukraine Deal To Remove Trade Barriers
Dutch voters have rejected a suggested deal between the EU and Ukraine, which would see trade barriers dropped between the two. Though turnout was low, at 32.2 percent, an overwhelming 61.1 percent of voters were against the trade agreement. The country’s Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who was expecting to ratify the deal, cautioned that the...
Dutch voters say No in referendum to EU-Ukraine deal
Dutch voters have overwhelmingly rejected a Ukraine-European Union treaty on closer political and economic ties, in a rebuke to their government and to the European Union establishment. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko Reacts To Rejection Of EU-Ukraine Pact By Dutch Voters
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said his country will continue to forge closer ties with the European Union despite the rejection of an association agreement by Dutch voters in a nonbinding referendum. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dutch Voters Reject EU-Ukraine Deal
In a non-binding referendum, Dutch voters have signaled that they do not approve of an EU trade deal with Ukraine. With 99 percent of the votes counted after Wednesday’s ballot, 61 percent of voters rejected the deal, while 38 percent approved it. The vote sends a clear signal to the Dutch parliament, which had been expected to ratify the...
Dutch ‘No’ to Ukraine pact forces government rethink
Dutch gov. said it can’t ignore the “No” in a non-binding referendum on the European Union’s association treaty with Ukraine, reported Reuters. …read more Source:...
What Now For Ukraine’s EU Association Agreement?
Dutch voters have upset the European apple cart by voting against an EU Association Agreement with Ukraine in a closely watched test of anti-Brussels sentiment. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. said to plan to match leaked data to Russia sanctions list
The U.S. plans to search the millions of documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm for information about people who may have helped companies or individuals evade sanctions related to Russia’s role in destabilizing Ukraine, a person familiar with the matter said. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Kyiv, Washington Agree: Russian Threat Isn’t Going Away
KYIV, Ukraine—The Ukraine war is going into its third year, and leaders in Washington and Kyiv are bracing for the possibility that Russian military brinksmanship may be the new status quo in Eastern Europe. In Ukraine, some worry the time soon may be ripe for an uptick in the Russian-backed war in the eastern part of the nation. Warm summer...
Dutch Voters Solidly Reject European Union Pact With Ukraine
The Dutch government said it may have to reconsider ratifying a treaty establishing closer European Union ties with Ukraine after a strong majority of voters rejected the pact in a non-binding referendum. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
What Now For Ukraine’s EU Association Agreement?
A largely symbolic vote in the Netherlands has sent shivers through the European Union and reminded Ukraine that it remains an outsider to many Europeans. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
