07-04-2016 16:48 via news.yahoo.com

Merkel wants Ukraine on path towards EU despite Dutch 'no' vote

METZ, France (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the Netherlands would work out with Europe's institutions how to proceed with a Ukraine-EU treaty on closer political and economic ties that Dutch voters rejected in a non-binding referendum. "We of course have every interest that Ukraine's way towards the EU, and above all towards certain standards that are agreed on in the treaty of association, is a continuous way," Merkel told reporters after a joint Franco-German cabi
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