European Commission’s First Vice President Frans Timmermans on Saturday called on opposition parties in the Dutch parliament to support the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement even though voters in the Netherlands rejected it at a referendum in April.
In an interview with the Dutch public radio, Timmermans said that a “non-binding referendum does not prevent MPs to make a decision on their own.”
“Citizens gave advise, but it’s up to the politicians to take responsibility,” he told the program Kamerbreed. “We should not offer presents to Putin.”
His comments come a day after Prime Minister Mark Rutte made an impassioned plea to the opposition in …read more
Source: European Voice
