I see that the Dutch Senate has overturned the results of a referendum and ratified the treaty between the EU and Ukraine. This will immediately allow Ukrainians visa free travel throughout the schengen zone. I hope the 60% of voters who were against this show a little more bottle than their 'leaders' in the years to come.........
Aren't you forgetting the binding declaration of 15/12/2016 mate? They only agreed to overturn the referendum after the creation of said declaration, which addressed the issues the people had with the agreement.
For instance: they aren't allowed free travel.
Here you go:
The European Council notes that the Decision set out in the Annex is legally binding on the 28 Member States of the European Union, and may be amended or repealed only by common accord of their Heads of State or Government. It will take effect once the Kingdom of the Netherlands has ratified the agreement and the Union has concluded it. Should this not be the case, the Decision will cease to exist.
"While setting out the objective of enhancing the mobility of citizens, the Agreement
does not grant to Ukrainian nationals or Union citizens, respectively, the right to reside and work freely within the territory of the Member States or Ukraine. The Agreement does not affect the right of Member States to determine volumes of admission of Ukrainian nationals to their territory in order to seek work, whether employed or self-employed"
Source:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2016/12/15-euco-conclusions-ukraine/
