Just before the new EU treaty is signed, the Japanese NHK correspondent checks out why the Dutch government decided to skip a second referendum on the treaty.
The Dutch opposition is busy to organise support for a new referendum, while the Minister of European Affairs explains that for this treaty a referendum is not obligation and not necessary.
In a The Hague shopping street the reactions differ. Some regret the lack of a second possibility to speak out, others support the European cause totally. It seems the Dutch managed to sail around a sensitive issue, although the opposition still gathers signatures to organise a new referendum.
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