U.S. airline JetBlue has filed a complaint with United States Department of Transportation (DOT) about the planned downsizing that the Dutch government wants to implement at Schiphol Airport. The American budget airline fears losing its take-off and landing slots at the airport due to a reduction in flight movements. The company has urged the DOT to retaliate against a potential ban at Schiphol by giving KLM less rights to take-off and land at American airports.
The Dutch State's equity stake in ABN Amro has fallen below 50 percent, said Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag in a letter sent to the Tweede Kamer on Monday. Back in February, she indicated that the country still owned just over 56 percent of the financial institution, and that the State would gradually reduce its holdings to just under 50 percent.
It is important to say at this point that I reject the idea that the malaise is entirely due to the poor state of public service provision. What I am saying is that the state of our public services is indicative of – it points to – the deeper causality of our malaise.
The summary proceedings between the Dutch State and a 35-year-old Dutch-Moroccan man from Tilburg who was arrested in Spain on terrorism suspicions for unclear reasons will not happen on Wednesday.