Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say
3 years ago

Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say

Dutch News  

The four parties forming the next coalition government expect to send their plans to parliament on Wednesday, the two lead negotiators said on Monday afternoon. The current coalition between the VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie agreed after months of wrangling to continue their current partnership, which will be the fourth government led by Mark Rutte. They include a switch to largely free childcare, billion euro investments in housing and combating climate change, the introduction of road pricing, changes to the student loan system and research into expanding the use of nuclear power. Once the agreement has been sent to parliament, Rutte can start work on putting together the cabinet – which is likely to have 20 ministers.

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Prime minister, top ministers to discuss election results next week
1 year, 9 months ago

Prime minister, top ministers to discuss election results next week

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte will meet the most senior cabinet ministers from the three coalition parties on Tuesday for talks to discuss the outcome of the provincial elections last week. Rutte will be joined by D66 finance minister Sigrid Kaag, CDA leader and foreign affairs minister Wopke Hoekstra, and Carola van Schouten from ChristenUnie. CDA leader Hoekstra has said the …

Prime minister, top ministers to discuss election results next week
1 year, 9 months ago

Prime minister, top ministers to discuss election results next week

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte will meet the most senior cabinet ministers from the three coalition parties on Tuesday for talks to discuss the outcome of the provincial elections last week. Rutte will be joined by D66 finance minister Sigrid Kaag, CDA leader and foreign affairs minister Wopke Hoekstra, and Carola van Schouten from ChristenUnie. CDA leader Hoekstra has said the …

Dutch PM, Finance Min. unsure of Cabinet’s survival
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch PM, Finance Min. unsure of Cabinet’s survival

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he hopes that the coalition parties will jointly find a solution to a number of difficult problems on which they do not yet agree, “but you never know for sure.” D66 leader and Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag also said she does not know whether the current governing coalition of VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie …

Ministers face tough task to secure majority for spring budget plans
2 years, 7 months ago

Ministers face tough task to secure majority for spring budget plans

Dutch News  

Ministers will spend this week trying to persuade opposition parties to back their spring budget statement, which is due to be published on June 1. Prime minister Mark Rutte has admitted the preparations for the spring budget will be more complicated than usual and the need to secure opposition votes has turned it into an ‘odyssey’. Rutte and finance minister …

Ministers face tough task to secure majority for spring budget plans
2 years, 7 months ago

Ministers face tough task to secure majority for spring budget plans

Dutch News  

Ministers will spend this week trying to persuade opposition parties to back their spring budget statement, which is due to be published on June 1. Prime minister Mark Rutte has admitted the preparations for the spring budget will be more complicated than usual and the need to secure opposition votes has turned it into an ‘odyssey’. Rutte and finance minister …

Cabinet surveying opposition for demands in return for budget support
2 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet surveying opposition for demands in return for budget support

NL Times  

This week, the Cabinet is restarting discussions about the Spring Memorandum, which contains adjustments to the annual budget. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag will start talking to opposition parties to gauge their demands in exchange for support on the budget in the Senate, where the coalition does not have a majority. The Cabinet is looking for …

Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say
3 years ago

Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say

Dutch News  

The four parties forming the next coalition government expect to send their plans to parliament on Wednesday, the two lead negotiators said on Monday afternoon. The current coalition between the VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie agreed after months of wrangling to continue their current partnership, which will be the fourth government led by Mark Rutte. They include a switch to …

Dutch Cabinet deal struck between VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie after 38 weeks
3 years ago

Dutch Cabinet deal struck between VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie after 38 weeks

NL Times  

The leaders of VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie agreed on a deal Monday evening to form a new Cabinet. It has been more than 38 weeks since the Tweede Kamer elections, making it the longest Cabinet formation process in Dutch history. After that, party leaders are expected to meet again to discuss possible minor adjustments to the deal that different …

Coalition agreement to be presented to parliament Wednesday
3 years ago

Coalition agreement to be presented to parliament Wednesday

NL Times  

The VVD, D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie plan to present their coalition agreement on Wednesday, informateurs Wouter Koolmees and Johan Remkes said on Monday. "We recognize the wider desire for more information about the Cabinet formation process," said Wouter Koolmees in a letter to Vera Bergkamp, the chair of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament. "Our intention is …

There will be no coalition deal by December 5, says Rutte
3 years ago

There will be no coalition deal by December 5, says Rutte

Dutch News  

The four parties currently negotiating to extend the current coalition government will not reach a deal by December 5 as hoped, prime minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday, during the VVD annual conference. Nevertheless, there is still hope that the negotiators may reach an agreement by Christmas, Rutte said. The right wing liberal VVD, liberal democratic party D66, the Christian …

There will be no coalition deal by December 5, says Rutte
3 years ago

There will be no coalition deal by December 5, says Rutte

Dutch News  

The four parties currently negotiating to extend the current coalition government will not reach a deal by December 5 as hoped, prime minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday, during the VVD annual conference. Nevertheless, there is still hope that the negotiators may reach an agreement by Christmas, Rutte said. The right wing liberal VVD, liberal democratic party D66, the Christian …

Rutte hopes agreement on Cabinet formation can be reached before Christmas
3 years ago

Rutte hopes agreement on Cabinet formation can be reached before Christmas

NL Times  

It will no longer be possible to reach a coalition agreement before Sinterklaas, but VVD leader and Prime Minister Mark Rutte "earnestly" hopes to reach a coalition agreement before Christmas. Rutte said in the VVD, it is mainly deputy leader Sophie Hermans who has a lot of work ahead of her. The Prime Minister said it is "not surprising" that …

Plans to form new Rutte Cabinet before Christmas: report
3 years, 1 month ago

Plans to form new Rutte Cabinet before Christmas: report

NL Times  

The four parties in the Cabinet formation process have a concrete plan to have a coalition agreement ready by Sinterklaas and a Cabinet formed before Christmas, sources told Nieuwsuur. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, reprimanded informateurs Johan Remkes and Wouter Koolmees last week over the long-dragging Cabinet formation process. Regarding the new management culture, there were …

Optimism over quick Cabinet formation deal with four parties onboard
3 years, 2 months ago

Optimism over quick Cabinet formation deal with four parties onboard

NL Times  

The four parties that are going to begin negotiations to form a new Cabinet want to draw up a "concise" coalition agreement in which more details are left up to the individual ministers. This also means that the next phase of the Cabinet formation can "go quickly", said informateur Johan Remkes, who led coalition talks over the past four weeks. …

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results
3 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results

Dutch News  

A decision about what to do about the cabinet formation process, which has failed to produce results six months since the general election, will be taken on Wednesday, chief negotiator Johan Remkes has said. Remkes had 10 hours of talks with the three main parties aiming to form a new government – the VVD, D66 and CDA – on Monday …

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results
3 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results

Dutch News  

A decision about what to do about the cabinet formation process, which has failed to produce results six months since the general election, will be taken on Wednesday, chief negotiator Johan Remkes has said. Remkes had 10 hours of talks with the three main parties aiming to form a new government – the VVD, D66 and CDA – on Monday …

"Traditional" minority coalition government not possible says formation leader, as Cabinet talks drag on
3 years, 2 months ago

"Traditional" minority coalition government not possible says formation leader, as Cabinet talks drag on

NL Times  

Cabinet formation informateur Johan Remkes said he does not see any possibility to form a "traditional minority coalition" after holding talks with the VVD, D66 and CDA. In referencing a "traditional" minority coalition, Remkes was considering the composition of a coalition that has to seek support for proposals in the Tweede Kamer every time, without pre-determining support. A new Cabinet …

No breakthrough in cabinet formation talks; "Definitive conclusions" Wednesday
3 years, 2 months ago

No breakthrough in cabinet formation talks; "Definitive conclusions" Wednesday

NL Times  

After hours of consultation, the VVD, D66 and CDA did not reach an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition, informateur Johan Remkes reported on Monday evening. The three political leaders also kept it short, saying it is "not expedient" for the formation process to expand on what was discussed privately. D66 leader Sigrid …

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact
3 years, 3 months ago

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact

Dutch News  

The next Dutch government looks likely to be a minority coalition after all other options were categorically ruled out this week. Reforming the previous four-way coalition with the ChristenUnie is also a non-starter after D66 leader Sigrid Kaag said two weeks ago she was not prepared to do another deal with the CU. That view was shared by CDA leader …

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact
3 years, 3 months ago

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact

Dutch News  

The next Dutch government looks likely to be a minority coalition after all other options were categorically ruled out this week. Reforming the previous four-way coalition with the ChristenUnie is also a non-starter after D66 leader Sigrid Kaag said two weeks ago she was not prepared to do another deal with the CU. That view was shared by CDA leader …

Cabinet with Green, Labour parties one step closer: report
3 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet with Green, Labour parties one step closer: report

NL Times  

The VVD and D66 seem to be heading for cabinet negotiations with the CDA and left-wing parties PvdA and GroenLinks. The left-wing parties said they were willing to join as one negotiating team - so without seconds - and that may be acceptable for the VVD and CDA, sources from around the formation process said to newspaper AD. The left-wing …

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions
3 years, 4 months ago

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions

Dutch News  

Caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte has said that no further party has been excluded from coalition negotiations, although ChristenUnie leader Gert-Jan Segers told NOS on Tuesday that he didn’t feel ‘welcome’. But the fly in the ointment is whether the government remains relatively right wing, as with the previous administration, or whether it takes a swing to the left by …

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions
3 years, 4 months ago

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions

Dutch News  

Caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte has said that no further party has been excluded from coalition negotiations, although ChristenUnie leader Gert-Jan Segers told NOS on Tuesday that he didn’t feel ‘welcome’. But the fly in the ointment is whether the government remains relatively right wing, as with the previous administration, or whether it takes a swing to the left by …

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting
3 years, 4 months ago

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting

Dutch News  

Talks on forming a new coalition government in the Netherlands will resume on Monday, when chief negotiator Mariëtte Hamer holds talks with Mark Rutte, prime minister and leader of the VVD, and Sigrid Kaag, foreign minister and D66 chief. The two party leaders have been working on a joint document over the summer which is supposed to outline a possible …

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting
3 years, 4 months ago

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting

Dutch News  

Talks on forming a new coalition government in the Netherlands will resume on Monday, when chief negotiator Mariëtte Hamer holds talks with Mark Rutte, prime minister and leader of the VVD, and Sigrid Kaag, foreign minister and D66 chief. The two party leaders have been working on a joint document over the summer which is supposed to outline a possible …

Informateur says Cabinet formation is around the corner
3 years, 4 months ago

Informateur says Cabinet formation is around the corner

NL Times  

The formation of a new ruling coalition led by the VVD and D66 will be finished in “the foreseeable future”, Informateur Mariette Hamer said in a letter to the Speaker of the Tweede Kamer Vera Bergkamp. Mark Rutte from the VVD and Sigrid Kaag from D66 will step into talks with the CDA, GroenLinks, PvdA and the ChristenUnie on Monday …

VVD, D66 leaders asked to start drafting gov't agreement as formation process stalls
3 years, 6 months ago

VVD, D66 leaders asked to start drafting gov't agreement as formation process stalls

NL Times  

Cabinet formation informateur Mariette Hamer will ask VVD leader Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag to start drafting a coalition agreement on Tuesday, insiders told Dutch media. Hamer confirmed only that she will deliver her final report on formation talks at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday to the Tweede Kamer, with a statement and press conference to follow at 3:30 …

Rutte, Kaag will write draft coalition agreement; Coalition negotiations should start in August
3 years, 6 months ago

Rutte, Kaag will write draft coalition agreement; Coalition negotiations should start in August

NL Times  

The informateur who was appointed six weeks ago to assist with finding a path to a new ruling coalition in the Netherlands said that negotiations to form the new government should start in mid-August. Instead, VVD leader Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag, are expected to move forward with the outline of their own coalition agreement in the upcoming …

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend
3 years, 6 months ago

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend

Dutch News  

The cabinet formation process has reached an impasse and the six parties left in the talks should meet this weekend to discuss how they think the stalemate can be solved, negotiator Mariëtte Hamer said on Friday afternoon. Hamer spoke to reporters after holding talks with all six parties – the four current coalition members plus GroenLinks and the PvdA – …

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend
3 years, 6 months ago

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend

Dutch News  

The cabinet formation process has reached an impasse and the six parties left in the talks should meet this weekend to discuss how they think the stalemate can be solved, negotiator Mariëtte Hamer said on Friday afternoon. Hamer spoke to reporters after holding talks with all six parties – the four current coalition members plus GroenLinks and the PvdA – …

Cabinet formation adviser aiming for a breakthrough in coalition talks
3 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet formation adviser aiming for a breakthrough in coalition talks

NL Times  

Cabinet informateur Mariëtte Hamer is trying to force a breakthrough in the currently stalled Dutch cabinet formation talks, newspaper Volkskrant reported. Hamer was set to meet the leaders of the six biggest parties on Friday at 4 p.m. to further discuss coalition options, with three main scenarios currently on the table. In a second scenario, Mark Rutte and Sigrid Kaag …

Rutte would 'prefer' a continuation of the current four-party coalition
3 years, 6 months ago

Rutte would 'prefer' a continuation of the current four-party coalition

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte has told broadcaster NOS that he would prefer to see the current coalition – a four party combination of Rutte’s VVD, the Christian Democrats, D66 and ChristenUnie – remain in office. ‘We can work well with the ChristenUnie.’ D66 leader Sigrid Kaag is not keen on ChristenUnie as the fourth party in the coalition because the …

Rutte would 'prefer' a continuation of the current four-party coalition
3 years, 6 months ago

Rutte would 'prefer' a continuation of the current four-party coalition

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte has told broadcaster NOS that he would prefer to see the current coalition – a four party combination of Rutte’s VVD, the Christian Democrats, D66 and ChristenUnie – remain in office. ‘We can work well with the ChristenUnie.’ D66 leader Sigrid Kaag is not keen on ChristenUnie as the fourth party in the coalition because the …

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea
3 years, 6 months ago

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea

Dutch News  

The option of a right-centre-left coalition government including the Labour party and GroenLinks has receded, now that CDA leader Wopke Hoekstra has said he thinks the left-wing parties are too far removed from his own. The five-party coalition had been mooted as the Kaag option – a reference to the wish by D66 leader Sigrid Kaag to replace ChristenUnie with …

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea
3 years, 6 months ago

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea

Dutch News  

The option of a right-centre-left coalition government including the Labour party and GroenLinks has receded, now that CDA leader Wopke Hoekstra has said he thinks the left-wing parties are too far removed from his own. The five-party coalition had been mooted as the Kaag option – a reference to the wish by D66 leader Sigrid Kaag to replace ChristenUnie with …

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue
3 years, 6 months ago

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue

Dutch News  

Seven political parties took part in round table talks with Mariëtte Hamer, who is leading the talks to put together a new coalition government on Wednesday morning. The leaders of the four parties who make up the outgoing coalition – VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie – were joined by the leaders of the Labour party, left-wing greens GroenLinks and the …

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue
3 years, 6 months ago

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue

Dutch News  

Seven political parties took part in round table talks with Mariëtte Hamer, who is leading the talks to put together a new coalition government on Wednesday morning. The leaders of the four parties who make up the outgoing coalition – VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie – were joined by the leaders of the Labour party, left-wing greens GroenLinks and the …

D66 leader Sigrid Kaag pressing for a Cabinet to be formed by the summer
3 years, 7 months ago

D66 leader Sigrid Kaag pressing for a Cabinet to be formed by the summer

NL Times  

The leader of centrist political party D66, Sigrid Kaag, has her indicated willingness to join Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD, CDA, PvdA and GroenLinks in a new coalition government, Nu.nl reported. During her meeting with Cabinet formation informateur Mariëtte Hamer on Tuesday, Kaag said a coalition must be formed prior to the summer recess. Rutte did not say whether the …

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election
3 years, 9 months ago

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election

Dutch News  

Opposition leader Geert Wilders has said the three largest parties that emerge from this week’s election should be first in line to discuss the next coalition. Wilders, whose anti-immigration PVV party is running second in the polls, said it was ‘undemocratic’ of caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte to rule him out as a potential partner before the election has been …

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election
3 years, 9 months ago

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election

Dutch News  

Opposition leader Geert Wilders has said the three largest parties that emerge from this week’s election should be first in line to discuss the next coalition. Wilders, whose anti-immigration PVV party is running second in the polls, said it was ‘undemocratic’ of caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte to rule him out as a potential partner before the election has been …

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