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Both Wilders and the SP are backing a referendum on the proposed EU treaty changes (Photo: Flickr)

Nightmare scenario of Dutch referendum returns to haunt EU

The nightmare scenario of another referendum on a change to the EU treaty in the Netherlands, five years after the country rejected the bloc's proposed constitution, could return to haunt European leaders, with the hard-right Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) of Geert Wilders on Tuesday (2 November) announcing it is considering proposing just such a vote.

The announcement comes days after the opposition Socialist Party also called for a referendum. The SP was one of the leaders of the successfu...

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Both Wilders and the SP are backing a referendum on the proposed EU treaty changes (Photo: Flickr)

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