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Dutch group claims enough signatures to force referendum on EU Treaty with Ukraine - UKIP leader Nigel Farage responds
Dutch weblog GeenStijl.nl claims to have collected more than 443,011 signatures, more than the 300,000 required by law to force the Dutch government to hold a non-binding referendum on the association treaty between the European Union and Ukraine. Signatures are still being counted. A recently adopted Dutch law gives any citizen the right to request a non-binding referendum on any law that has been voted on by Dutch parliament but which hasn't become active yet.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage (pictured) said in response: "This push for a Dutch referendum shows that many peoples across Europe, not just the British, are tired of the EU forcing laws, expenses and migrants onto them without their consent. This is now the Dutch peoples’ chance to show the Brussel’s bureaucrats that national democracy cannot be ignored forever.
"I am delighted, for it looks like that the Netherlands will have a referendum on an EU issue. Going by their last vote it should be a big 'No' to the EU’s expansionist plans.
"Congratulations to the dedicated democratic citizens, who organized this brave initiative."
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