In a referendum in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 6 April, 61% of voters were against ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. Their decision may delay Ukraine’s integration with the EU and will strengthen those political forces in Ukraine that oppose the country’s modernisation and cooperation with international financial institutions. Russia will use the results of the referendum to discredit the Eastern European countries’ rapprochement to the EU. …read more
Source: The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)