Plans by Greece to hold a referendum over the latest EU rescue deal is a deal-breaker and should be dropped, Labour’s finance spokesman Ronald Plasterk says in Tuesday’s NRC.

‘We cannot wait with bated breath for four months while the Greeks decide whether or not to back the deal,’ he said. ‘The Greek demand for a referendum is a potential deal-breaker and should be dropped.’
Greece’s prime minister George Papandreou on Monday called a referendum on the proposed EU bailout.
The Dutch parliament debates the results of the last EU summit on Tuesday evening. Plasterk has already said he wants to see a clear vision from the minority government.
The VVD/CDA alliance needs Labour’s support to get majority backing for the deal because the anti-Islam PVV is opposed to giving any more financial help to Greece.