PVV considers referendum if Lisbon treaty does not suit

If proposals to amend the Lisbon Treaty do not meet the demands of the PVV, the party will consider calling for a referendum, PVV MP Louis Bontes said on Tuesday.


EU leaders agreed last week that the treaty may be amended in order to set up a permanent rescue fund for the euro.
Bontes, who is the party’s spokesman on EU affairs, is to raise the issue with prime minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday evening.
While details of the amendments are not yet known, Bontes said if the PVV does not accept them, the party is prepared to ask voters what they think via a referendum.
The SP has also said it supports a referendum if the treaty is amended.

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