Policies back to member states, says Dutch Foreign Minister

Less than a month before the start of the Dutch EU presidency, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot has signalled in a keynote speech that the Dutch government is less "integrationist" than some might think.

Speaking yesterday (2 June) at the Humboldt University in Berlin, the Dutchman stated that the maximum level of EU integration accepted by citizens has been reached, and that some EU competencies should indeed be transferred back to member states.

According to Mr Bot, there is ...