Jourová on Hungary. In the Senate he was not reluctant to deviate from the party line on a number of ethical issues: he was the only CDA senator to vote in favour of a ban on civil servants refusing to marry same-sex couples (weigerambtenaar) and to vote in favour of legal status for lesbian parents (meemoederschap). [20] Several days later the parties agreed with the terms and the Dutch cabinet approved the deal with KLM on 4 November. Your recurring monthly financial contributions help us innovate for the future. Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days! EU-funded medical equipment lands in Serbia. Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra on Saturday dramatically suspended plans to rescue the beleaguered Dutch arm of Air France-KLM after unions refused to budge. To stay in the loop on COVID-19 matters in Spain, have a look here. Mr Costa accused Hoekstra of “absolute unconsciousness” and a “recurring meanness” that “completely undermines what the spirit of the EU is” and which (therefore) is a threat to the future of the EU itself. Paris, Varma said, is “pushing more for the Southern vision.”. EURACTIV Germany’s Sarah Lawton.

Back to Hungary, the bill wasn’t accepted yet. [9] After Germany and France had outlined a series of eurozone reforms in June 2018, Hoekstra led a coalition of twelve other member states in opposition to such reforms, which would later be referred to as the New Hanseatic League. Gerardo Fortuna has more. President Macron has also warned this kind of political reaction to the crisis “could spell the end of the EU” – though the BBC’s Europe editor Katie Adler insists it is “far too simplistic to write off the European Union. [2][3], Before he joined the government, Hoekstra was a partner with the consultancy firm McKinsey and chairman of the supervisory board of the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. ‘There is an acute problem in terms of human health and we must stand shoulder to shoulder,’ he said. Photo: Dirk Hol Novum via HH. KLM said in a statement Tuesday that the pilot's labour union had joined seven other unions in signing a so-called "commitment clause" on pay cuts. “I think there is a fear that [the EU] might break down if we’re not able to find a solution” — Tara Varma, head of the Paris office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. But how relations between fuming southern countries and the northern ‘frugals’ return to civility is unclear. “But now, it is up to national governments to sell this deal at home as an impressive solidarity move.”. But that is the nature of a compromise.”. “Politeness to the Dutch is a form of hypocrisy, tinged with cowardice or condescension" — Joris Luyendijk, Dutch author.

The package will unlock up to €1 billion per month, which is approximately 1% of the country’s annual economic output. (Lusa.pt). Actual number: 5,962. [13] That same year, led negotiations with the German government on the possibility of buying a stake in grid operator TenneT. ‘We should have made it clearer that we want to help,’ Hoekstra said on Tuesday. If one country in the European Union thinks it can resolve the problem by leaving the virus in other countries, it doesn’t understand what the European Union is…”. EURACTIV Croatia’s Tea Trubić Macan.

Wopke Hoekstra is Minister of Finance. Either way, as pressure mounts for greater solidarity among European Union countries, the Dutch finance minister has emerged as the man with his finger in the dike, holding back the tide. Italics signifies a temporary member “It is not exactly what we would have made if we had been the only ones. While Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) requested patience in a podcast released by the government, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) warned against weighing economic interests against saving lives. Your financial support helps build the future of our network of newsrooms across Europe. Latest news, analysis and comment on migration in Europe and beyond. Romanian authorities banned the price increases for electricity, heating and water services, natural gas and fuels until the end of the state of emergency. Do you value EURACTIV’s reporting?

Labour Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) told the newspaper, that “life and health must have priority, in case of doubt, also over understandable economic interests.”, . November 5 — After the U.S. election: Building bridges or walls? According to the news website in.gr, the government will announce today the compulsory confinement at home until after Easter on 19 April this year. We could not provide this service without you.