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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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.