Dutch cabinet rules out EU vote

The Dutch cabinet has decided against holding a referendum on the EU's new Reform Treaty, amid fears the public would reject it at the polls.
Voters in the Netherlands and France rejected the treaty's predecessor - a proposed European constitution - two years ago, plunging the EU into crisis.

Reports had indicated the Dutch public would vote against the new treaty too.
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Both London and Copenhagen have been eager to avoid plebiscites on the new EU Reform Treaty.