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Listen every one the european union was only created to help europes destroyed economie due to the WWII it shouldnt even exist now
As a dutchmen, the consiquences it would have on me are a bit unacceptable, I like the liberal lifestyle here, smoke a joint freely, die when I am terminally ill, or if i'm lonely and need some "company" I can go to the prostitutes although I never would since i'd feel too guilty since alot of them are litterally slaves.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Chastened by the voters, the Dutch government on Thursday withdrew a plan to ratify the European constitution, as the leaders of Germany and Luxembourg prepared for a European Union summit on the deepening crisis.
Source: Los Angeles Times
BRUSSELS, June 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende wrote to the Dutch parliament on Thursday to withdraw the motion calling for the approval of the European Union (EU) Constitution, Dutch media reported on Thursday.
The move is a response to the mass rejection by the Dutch public of the constitution in a referendum on Wednesday, in which around 63 percent of the voters said "no" to the EU's first constitutional charter.
The referendum was non-binding and the parliament has the finalsay on whether the constitution is adopted.
Source: Xinhua