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Dilemma for Dutch PM Rutte after voters reject EU-Ukraine partnership deal

The ball is in his court after the Netherlands rejected an EU partnership deal with Ukraine. But Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters

07/04/2016

Europe News

Ukraine envoy calls Dutch vote 'a referendum for eurosceptics'

Dutch voters decided to reject a trade deal between the EU and Ukraine in a referendum held on Wednesday. Turnout was low, but it passed the 30

07/04/2016

World News

Dutch ballot result sharp rebuke for the EU

Voters in the Netherlands said, “No” to Ukraine but it was also a sharp rebuke to their government and the European Union. Some of those who went to

07/04/2016

Netherlands

Wilders brands Dutch vote on Ukraine deal 'the beginning of the end of the EU'

Voters in the Netherlands have said a firm ‘No’ to an EU partnership deal with Ukraine. But for far-right politician Geert Wilders, Wednesday’s

07/04/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine: Disappointment at Dutch rejection of EU partnership deal

There was consternation in Kyiv on Thursday that closer ties with Europe have been dealt a blow by Dutch voters in a referendum which resoundingly

07/04/2016

Netherlands

Dutch voters deal a blow to government in EU treaty referendum

The Dutch government may have to reconsider ratifying a treaty on closer European Union ties with Ukraine after voters rejected a partnership deal in

07/04/2016

Netherlands

Outcome of Dutch vote on EU-Ukraine deal 'too close to call'

Update: click here for the result The outcome of Wednesday’s referendum in the Netherlands on closer ties between the EU and Ukraine is said to

06/04/2016

World News

War crimes prosecutors to appeal acquittal of Seselj

Last week’s shock acquittal of Serbian ultra-nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj is to be appealed by prosecutors at the International Criminal

06/04/2016

Netherlands

Polls open in the Netherlands in EU-Ukraine trade agreement vote

Polls have opened in the Netherlands in a vote for or against the European Union’s association agreement with Ukraine. Designed to strengthen

06/04/2016

Netherlands

Dutch vote on Ukraine hints at trouble for the EU

The Netherlands is due to vote for or against the EU's association agreement with Ukraine.

05/04/2016

Netherlands

The Dutch vote that could spell more trouble for the EU

On paper, the referendum is about saying 'yes' or 'no' to a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine. But as anti-EU sentiment grows in the Netherlands, the 'no' is in the lead.

05/04/2016

Europe News

Dutch referendum on Ukraine deal is 'anti-European', says Croatian MEP

Euronews spoke to the head of the European Parliament’s delegation for EU-Ukraine relations ahead of the Dutch referendum. Andrej Plenković is a

05/04/2016

Netherlands

Last Dutch holocaust survivor Jules Schelvis dies aged 95

The last holocaust survivor in the Netherlands has died. Jules Schelvis, who had been imprisoned in six different death camps throughout the war

04/04/2016

Sport

Tbilisi Judo Grand Prix: Dutch judokas paint Georgian capital Orange

Dutch judoka’s dominated proceedings on the third and final day of the Tbilisi Grand Prix. From the five remaining categories of the tournament they

27/03/2016

Netherlands

Dutch football legend Cruyff dies aged 68

Johan Cruyff, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest ever players, has died aged 68 after a five-month battle with lung cancer. Cruyff, who

24/03/2016

Netherlands

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders appears in court to answer charges of hate speech

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders is back in court to answer charges of discrimination and hate speech against the country’s Moroccan minority

18/03/2016

France

Dutch king and queen visit the Louvre museum

The king and queen of the Netherlands have paid a visit to the Louvre museum in Paris. The royal couple are on a two-day visit to France. They spent

10/03/2016

World News

Trial of ex-Nazi prison camp medic adjourned amid questions about his health

Hubert Zafke served in the Auschwitz death camp and is accused of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands of prisoners

29/02/2016

Europe News

Belgium to probe residents concerns over nuclear plant

The Tihange nuclear power station is causing concern amongst residents living nearby, local politicians say. Belgium’s interior minister met their

23/02/2016

Netherlands

Deadly train crash in Netherlands

One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured when a passenger train derailed in the Netherlands near the town of Dalfsen, some 120 kilometres east of Amsterdam.

23/02/2016