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RachelF
on June 27, 2012
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EU Commissioner Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection O...
The EU is not democratic. It goes to great lengths to avoid referendums by its subjects on whether they wish to be part of the EU or not.
If they do have a referendum and the result is not what the EU wants, another is held.
aerique
on June 27, 2012
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Depends on the member country. Here in The Netherlands after an unfavorable referendum we just renamed the issue, put a new cover on it and pushed it through without a referendum two years later.
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If they do have a referendum and the result is not what the EU wants, another is held.