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Different at home but not so different in the EU parliament (Photo: European Parliament)

Dutch parties dress in same colours at EU level

In a recent speech, Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld tried to distinguish her liberal-democrat party D66 from Liberal and Labour, the two parties that are currently in a national government coalition.

Speaking about the way forward for the European Union, she said: "Cosmetic changes, which Liberal and Labour suggest, are not enough. A new Treaty is needed."

The D66 and Liberal parties compete politically at the national level, but the five representatives of those parties all sit to...

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Different at home but not so different in the EU parliament (Photo: European Parliament)

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