There is something up with the Dutch. As one of the six founding members of what became the European Union, the Netherlands claims a special place in the European family. Some even say that through Benelux – a system of political and economic cooperation between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg that started with a customs agreement in 1944 – the Dutch helped inspire Europe’s integration project. But increasingly, they appear grumpy and disappointed with the EU.
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Rem Korteweg: How the Dutch fell out of love with the EU
Dutch populist Geert Wilders holds a piece taken from an European flag displaying a star, supposedly representing his country, on May 20, 2014 as he speaks in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. "I want the unelected eurocrats to know that The Netherlands want to leave the EU as soon as possible", said the anti-Islam and anti-immigration Party of Freedom (PVV) leader two days before the European parliamentary election in the Netherlands.
