Dutch looking away from Europe, world
China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-23 07:58
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The Afghanistan issue put Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (left) and his deputy Wouter Bos (right) on a collision course, but political conflict in the Netherlands is about much more. Reuters |
AMSTERDAM: The collapse of the Dutch government over troop deployments in Afghanistan will distance the country from its EU neighbors, reduce its involvement on the world stage and could prompt a shift to the right at home.
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