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Dutch flag: Barroso told The Hague to "think twice" before holding another EU referendum (Photo: Wikipedia)

Netherlands set to delay EU referendum decision

The Netherlands is set to postpone a decision on whether to hold a second referendum on the European constitution until a new version of the text is agreed at EU level.

The three Dutch political parties that are in the final stages of forming a new centre-left government on Monday (5 February) broadly endorsed a coalition agreement which leaves the tricky decision of whether to hold a new EU constitution referendum to the country's highest constitutional advisory body, the Council of ...

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Dutch flag: Barroso told The Hague to "think twice" before holding another EU referendum (Photo: Wikipedia)

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