New Dutch Cabinet will have fewer Ministers, but four deputy Prime Ministers: report nltimes.nl - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nltimes.nl Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dutch labor unions FNV, CNV, and VCP gave an ultimatum to the government on Wednesday. The unions want the Dutch State to do more to reach a permanent arrangement for people with hard physical labor jobs who want to retire earlier. If this does not happen, then strikes could follow in various sectors. Caretaker Minister Carola Schouten, who handles pension policy, said she will speak with the unions and employers.
Just under 13,000 Rotterdammers, including 500 children, have considered the type of profile they would like for the next mayor of Rotterdam. The results showed that Ahmed Aboutaleb, who will resign on October 1 after almost 15 years in charge, must be replaced by someone who will be considered "global mayor from a global city."
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ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands, is calling on politicians to stop tinkering with the pension law for the major reform of the pension system. Board chairman Harmen van Wijnen states that politicians engaging in a renewed discussion about the law in the months after the election are causing unrest.