Could the Netherlands referendum on Ukraine really create a 'continental crisis'?
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2016

A referendum is scheduled in the Netherlands on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement signed in 2014. Simon Otjes writes on the domestic political developments that led to the referendum being called and what the implications of a ‘no’ vote could be. He notes that while it is likely the agreement would simply be modified if Dutch voters reject it, the referendum will lay the foundations for the next parliamentary elections in 2017.