The Netherlands is emerging as another potential threat to EU efforts to get a 2007-2013 budget agreement in December, on top of a long-running row over the British rebate.
The Dutch government promised its parliament two weeks ago to secure a €1 billion discount on EU payments, with diplomats sticking to their guns during budget talks in Brussels on Monday (21 November).
"We had a referendum with a no result, that means it's very difficult or impossible for us to come back wit...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.