Originally Posted by BBC News
The Netherlands will hold a controversial referendum this Wednesday on the EU's new partnership with Ukraine.
The Dutch parliament has already backed the EU association agreement with Ukraine, a landmark integration pact that removes trade barriers.
But Eurosceptic activists succeeded in triggering a referendum after securing about 450,000 signatures in support of their citizens' initiative.
The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, has warned that a No vote could lead to a "continental crisis".
The UK referendum campaign is now in full swing, ahead of the British in-out vote in June on whether to stay in the EU. It has totally overshadowed the Dutch referendum.
A leading No campaigner, Thierry Baudet, said: "This is a chance to say we're here too, the most important thing is to finally give the Dutch people a vote on the continuous expansion and increase of powers of the European Union."
He accused the EU of "reckless geopolitical moves".