announced in the night from Wednesday to Thursday the preliminary results of the referendum show that against the agreement with Ukraine have voted 61 per cent. participants in the referendum in the Netherlands and 38 percent supported it. Referendum is important because the turnout exceeded 30 percent. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that his government might reconsider the issues related to the ratification of the association agreement with Ukraine.
According to the EC analysis of the impact of the vote is the task of the Dutch government. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is “saddened” referendum. As announced in the evening on Wednesday and Thursday Juncker spoke with Dutch Prime Minister and head of the EP Martin Schulz.
The provisional application of the agreement means that most of its provisions, including the most important part regarding free trade, de facto entered into life without waiting for the completion of the ratification process of the agreement.
“the Commission remains firmly committed to the development of relations with Ukraine,” – said Schinas. He added that it is too early to speculate on the consequences of any referendum. He stressed that the Commission does not intend to withdraw from plans to propose in April abolition of visas for Ukrainians.
The European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday that it “acknowledges” the result of the referendum in the Netherlands and said he wants hear from the Dutch Prime Minister, what steps it intends to take. He stressed that the EU-Ukraine agreement has already been ratified by the other 27 EU countries.
The deputy head of the Polish Foreign Ministry. European Konrad Szymanski found that the result of the Dutch referendum is a bad signal, showing distrust of the Union. He noted that “the initiative belongs today to the Government of the Netherlands” and speculated that he will find the right way out of the situation in dialogue with its parliament. “Poland is in this case ready for constructive cooperation in the search for solutions to the forum of the Union” – told PAP. “That, among other things concerned the consultation, Prime Minister Beata Szydło and Prime Minister Rutte on Monday,” – he added.
According to the Presidential Minister Krzysztof Szczerski result of the Dutch referendum shows that Western Europe has a problem of trust of citizens in the European project, which is due m .in. of the EU’s immigration policy. Szczerski stressed in an interview with PAP that today in front of the central policies of the EU countries is a great challenge to restore hope to the European project. Stressed that Poland is very attached to European unity, as well as to the idea of enlargement of the European Union.
Szczerski appealed to the governments of the countries of Western Europe with a “responsible policy and action after the referendum so as not to keep European interest in the East, including in particular the Ukraine, because otherwise great project, which was the radiation of the east may stop by the negative assessment of Western European societies of the current European policy. “
Presidential minister expressed the opinion that the outcome of the referendum in the Netherlands shows that if the EU is to pursue policies which do not accept the society is the lack of confidence of citizens in Europe will grow.
According to him “back even to discuss the forced relocation (refugees), which was launched yesterday the EC, is not conducive ago to build public confidence in the European project. “
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that the real aim of the organizers of the Dutch referendum is not an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union; is “an attack on the unity of Europe, an attack on European values.”
Poroshenko thanked those who supported Ukraine and stressed that according to the constitution the Netherlands, the referendum is only consultative. “Now the voice should take the government, parliament and Dutch politics” – he said. He expressed his belief that the referendum will not become an obstacle in the way of Ukraine to Europe. He assured that Ukraine will not deviate from the road to European integration.
Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, the results of the referendum in the Netherlands are indicative ratio of Europeans to the Ukrainian political system.
spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said that the results of the referendum is an internal matter for the Netherlands. He added that these results demonstrate as the citizens of the Netherlands relate to the Association agreement of Ukraine with the EU. as judged, they mean that the Dutch have the question “and indicate a lack of confidence.”
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron expressed the hope that the results referendum in the Netherlands will not affect the outcome of the June vote on the British exit from the EU. in his opinion, the Dutch opposition to the EU integration of Ukraine will have no impact on the British because the British the problem is much more complex. However, experts say the results of the referendum in the Netherlands will be raised by Eurosceptics in perspective Brexitu.
“Financial Times” writes that the outcome of the referendum should be seen not only as a “no” for a rapprochement with Kiev, but also as an expression of disapproval Union itself, and that it shows “the degree of social dissatisfaction with the quality of democracy and accountability in the EU.” “FT” stresses that “dissatisfaction with the EU rooted in one of the six founding countries (the Community).” Indicates that similar sentiments are beginning to reign in France and Italy.
The German “Der Spiegel” wrote that the outcome of the referendum in the Netherlands is a “double slap in the face” for the EU and at the same time the success of Russian President Vladimir Putin and supporters rapid disintegration Community. The negative outcome of the referendum “is not only a victory for President Vladimir Putin, but also the success of all those who wish to have as soon as possible disintegration of the EU” – stressed the “Spiegel”. (PAP)
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