Juncker (second from left) with Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk, president Poroshenko, and EU council president Tusk. Juncker had said a No vote would lead to a "continental crisis" (Photo: European Commission)

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Yes activist: 'EU-Ukraine deal is none of Putin's business'

EU & the World

EU Political

by Peter Teffer, Brussels,

The Dutch referendum on an EU trade treaty with Ukraine is not just a matter for Netherlands or Ukraine. "It has an impact on Europe and the world as well”, one of the lead voices in the Yes campaign, Michiel van Hulten told EUobserver.

That is why Van Hulten thought it was quite normal that European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker voiced his opinion on the referendum in January, even though Van Hulten was “not sure that the way he phrased it was most helpful”.

Juncker sa...