There will be no debate this week in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, regarding the situation in Gaza. SP and D66’s call for a debate did not garner enough support. This call was triggered by the caretaker Cabinet's decision to abstain from voting on a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
VVD parliamentarian Ruben Brekelmans received criticism in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, in the debate on the asylum seeker distribution law. Former coalition partners D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie (CU), in particular, strongly criticized the VVD’s backpedaling after the fall of the Cabinet in early July. The VVD is now strongly against the distribution law, while the Liberals supported it until July.
Outgoing Dutch PM criticised for F-16 deliveries to Ukraine euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dutch Prime Minister Criticised for Plans to Supply F-16s to Ukraine ukrainetoday.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ukrainetoday.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Yesterday, the European Commission presented its reform proposal for the so-called “Stability and Growth Pact”, the EU’s rules for national public debts and deficits, which in the view of critics have in the past neither supported stability nor growth.