Productions
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15 October 2007
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NHK News
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No Dutch referendum on new EU treaty |
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Just before the new EU treaty is signed, the Japanese NHK correspondent checks out why the Dutch government decided to skip a second referendum. The opposition is busy to organise support for a new referendum, while the Minister of European Affairs explains that for this treaty a referendum is not obliged and not necessary. In a The Hague shopping street the reactions differ. Some regret the lack of a second possibility to speak out, others support the European cause totally. It seems the Dutch managed to sail around a sensitive issue, although the opposition still gathers signatures to organise a new referendum.
Activities: research, set up, accompany filming, vox pops, translations, organise TV archive footage, direction & interviews and accompany satellite feed.