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Repeat of 2005? It would be the first Dutch referendum on EU affairs since the No vote on the European constitutional treaty (Photo: Sebastiaan ter Burg)

Dutch expected to vote on EU-Ukraine treaty

The Dutch electorate is expected to be given the chance to vote on an EU-Ukraine treaty in a referendum, in what would be the first citizen-enforced plebiscite in the country's history.

On Sunday (27 September) Dutch citizens group GeenPeil announced it had collected 451,663 signatures, easily overshooting the 300,000 signatures required by Monday.

However, a referendum will only be officially announced by the Dutch electoral council if it has verified the authenticity of enough ...

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Repeat of 2005? It would be the first Dutch referendum on EU affairs since the No vote on the European constitutional treaty (Photo: Sebastiaan ter Burg)

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