Contents tagged with Netherlands
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Dutch PM suggested that the agreement with Ukraine may not be signed
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that there is still a chance that the country will not sign the Association Agreement with Ukraine. This was reported by Dutch broadcaster, NOS.
Rutte did however express hope that the agreement will still be signed.
According to him, the results of April’s referendum in the Netherlands, with regard to the Association Agreement, were terrible.
“I am categorically against the referenda. I am also categorically, absolutely and completely against the …
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German private detective is suspected of contacts with the perpetrators of MH17 downing
A German private detective was subject to search and seizure as part of the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 that happened two years ago in the Donbas. Deutsche Welle reported on Wednesday that the detective allegedly contacted the perpetrators of the crash.
According to the representative of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Netherlands, Wim de Bruin, investigators searched the detective's apartment in the German town of Bad Schwartau and a safe-deposit …
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Media: The Netherlands wants to modify the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
According to the Austrian newspaper, Die Presse, citing Dutch diplomats, the Government of the Netherlands wants to modify certain provisions of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. The Dutch Government intended to take such a step after the referendum in April in which the Dutch voted against the ratification of the Association Agreement.
"The government in The Hague prefers quiet diplomacy behind the scenes. And now, when the Netherlands is holding the EU Presidency they have an opportunity …
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Netherlands to present report on weapon used to bring down MH17
According to a press release by the international investigation team, Holland’s Prosecutor’s office, which is heading the joint investigation team determining the cause of the Malaysian passenger plane crash in the Donbas, will present a report on the weapon which was used to attack the airliner.
The report will not constitute the final results of the investigation, Prosecutors said. Despite the noticeable progress in the investigation, they still don’t have enough information to provide a …
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Geoffrey Pyatt: The US is disappointed with the results of the Ukraine-EU referendum
Geoffrey Pyatt, the US Ambassador to Ukraine, expressed his country’s disappointment with the results of the consultative referendum on the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine held in the Netherlands. "Of course, we are disappointed with the result. But we respect democratic practices of the Netherlands,” Pyatt told journalists on Friday in Kiev.
According to him, the US continues to consider that the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU is "a good thing for Ukraine …
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Crimean Tatar Mejlis supports Ukraine's Association Agreement in the Netherlands
The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People has appealed to the heads of the national communities to urge the citizens of the Netherlands to support the referendum on April 6th regarding the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union as the Congress of National Communities of Ukraine reported to the website Krym.Realii."Ukraine is currently going through one of the most dramatic moments in its history. We as one people composed of many ethnic and religious groups, has made its …
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Media: Russian propagandist works for opponents of the Ukraine Association Agreement in the Netherlands
The Russian propagandist, Sergey Markhel, is now working for the opponents of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in the Netherlands, as outlined in the article, "We Don’t Care about Ukraine: a Report on the Last Days of Campaigning in the Netherlands", published in Evropeyskaya Pravda. In the past, Markhel was often involved in organizing events for Russian Embassies in European Union countries.
He is now involved in the campaign against the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement in the …
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Dutch Foreign Trade Minister sees potential in Ukrainian agricultural exports
The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, Lilianne Ploumen believes that Ukraine can further increase the export of agricultural products. Doing so would enable Ukraine to regain its lost status as ‘bread basket of the world.’“The development potential of the domestic agricultural industry is significant,” Ploumen stated. “The possibilities of Ukrainian agricultural industry are also significant. Some time ago, it had already been the bread basket of the …
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Ukrainian MFA: We have three weeks to convince the Dutch to vote in favor of the Association Agreement
The three weeks before the referendum in the Netherlands is the time to convince the Dutch to vote in favor of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. The Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmitry Kuleba, stated this, as Interfax-Ukraine reported.
"At the moment, the number of opponents is larger. However, the bulk of our activity with our friends in Holland will be held in three weeks, which, we believe and hope, will be a turning point," he said. …
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Poll suggests Dutch opposition to Ukraine's Association Agreement is growing
The percentage of Dutch citizens who oppose the ratification of the Association Agreement of Ukraine with the European Union is increasing. Forty-four percent of those interviewed by the I &O Sociological Research company noted that they would vote against the referendum on this issue if it took place today, as reported by the Dutch edition Volkskrant on March 12th. While in February, the number of opponents to the Association Agreement was only 38%.
The percentage of supporters of the …