Over the course of the past decade or so, the Netherlands has had two opportunities to snub the EU elites and it has not passed on either of the two: first in 2005 when the country voted against the Lisbon Treaty and then yesterday when the Dutch held a popular vote on the EU-Ukraine trade deal.
In their revamped obstinate enthusiasm to stand up to the European Commission, the Dutch electorate have delivered a symbolic blow to the EU’s plans and to the Dutch government’s reputation.
While only a third of the eligible voters cast their ballot yesterday, almost two-thirds of those …read more
Source: European Public Affairs
