In the Netherlands explained why threaten to abandon the Association Agreement EU-Ukraine
In the Netherlands explained why threaten to abandon the Association Agreement EU-Ukraine
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In an interview, said the country’s Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands mark Rutte said that his country might refuse to ratify the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
In a Financial Times interview, he said that the Netherlands insist that the agreement did not give Ukraine defensive safeguards and was not a step towards membership in the EU.
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“If we don’t get the next day we will introduce to Parliament a law, which we will talk about what we are not going to ratify the Association Agreement,” – said Rutte.
EU leaders on Thursday will meet in Brussels and will try to salvage the deal.
“We are working to remove all the problematic points that had been raised at the referendum,” – said Rutte.
Publishing at the same time argues that some EU countries want to leave the door open for future Ukraine’s accession to the EU. Tough opposition represent such countries as the Netherlands.
According to Rutte, the legislative compromise that could unblock the Agreement should be legally binding.
“If it is not, I don’t want to go back to Parliament with what we have now,” he said, but added that he did not want to abandon the Ukrainian agreement.
“I’m asking quite a lot. But what I don’t ask because it preratification agreement,” – said Rutte.
As writes the edition, if EU leaders at the summit will find a compromise on the Agreement, then it will have to compete for the support of such a decision by the Parliament of the Netherlands. The government Rutte yet the Senate majority, which may at any time to go against the agreement between Brussels and the Hague. Yet both the left and right parties in the Netherlands, Rutte urged to follow the outcome of the referendum in which the citizens voted against the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
“It would be easy to go for a referendum. The reason I oppose this is that I am absolutely convinced that Europe must be United against Russian foreign policy,” – said Rutte.
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TSN. 19:30
25 Nov, 20:06
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This was stated by the Deputy head of the presidential Administration Konstantin Eliseev, summing up the results of Ukraine’s participation in the summit Ukraine-EU. According to the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, the EU is working with the Dutch government on finding a solution on the ratification of the Association Agreement EU-Ukraine. Eliseev also noted that Europe does not have any comments to Ukraine on the conditions for granting Ukraine a visa-free regime.
We will remind, on April 6 in the Netherlands held a referendum on the Association agreement between Ukraine and the EU. in Accordance with Dutch law, it has a consultative nature. According to the turnout of 32.28%, voted against and 61%, 38,21%.