The Dutch Socialist Party launched a campaign against Kiev’s association agreemenet with the EU.
The Netherlands is the only EU country that has not yet ratified the Ukraine-EU association deal. The Dutch parliament has backed the agreement, but the opponents managed to collect signatures necessary for the referendum to take place. The vote is due on April 6.
Neither Ukraine’s society nor economy is ready for a very far-reaching political, economical and military association with and integration in the actual European Union.
The campaign is held under the motto “No is three times better: better for Ukraine, better for Netherlands and better for Europe”.