EU coronavirus recovery negotiations will take time, cautions Dutch PM
4 years, 7 months ago

EU coronavirus recovery negotiations will take time, cautions Dutch PM

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is involved in ‘intensive and constructive’ contact with other EU countries and members of the European Commission about plans to set up a multi billion euro coronavirus recovery fund, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Wednesday evening. Encouraged Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Politico.eu that he and the other leaders of the frugal four group have been encouraged by some aspects of the European Commission’s proposal for a coronavirus crisis recovery fund, but also cautioned it represents just a ‘starting point’ for negotiations. Last Thursday, Dutch government policy advisory group SER said the Netherlands must show solidarity with the EU member countries which have been hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis, in its own interest. Instead of a strict system of loans subject to conditions and reforms, the government should show more leniency and aim for ‘a responsible form of risk sharing’, SER’s coronavirus crisis think-tank said.

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Netherlands is one of five opposed to EU’s 200 billion euro budget for 2025
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands is one of five opposed to EU’s 200 billion euro budget for 2025

NL Times  

After protracted negotiations, the European Union reached a preliminary agreement on its 2025 budget, but the Netherlands remains a vocal dissenter. The agreement, struck between EU finance ministers and the European Parliament, outlines 192.7 billion euro in commitments and 149.6 billion euro in payments. While the budget falls short of the European Parliament’s initial request of 194 billion euro, it …

Netherlands against 'irresponsible' EU budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Netherlands against 'irresponsible' EU budget 2025

NL Times  

The Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are unhappy about the agreement on the EU budget for 2025 that was reached last night. The agreement was reached last night between a delegation of EU finance ministers and a delegation from the European Parliament. According to European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, this budget will enable the European Union to implement political priorities …

Dutch finally publish first draft of EU recovery fund plans
2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch finally publish first draft of EU recovery fund plans

Dutch News  

Finance minister Sigrid Kaag has published a list of measures which the government wants to fund with money from the EU’s coronavirus recovery fund, all of which were part of the coalition agreement. Part of the package focuses on measures to help the environment, including the introduction of a carbon tax on heavy industry, a tax on airline tickets, the …

Dutch finally publish first draft of EU recovery fund plans
2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch finally publish first draft of EU recovery fund plans

Dutch News  

Finance minister Sigrid Kaag has published a list of measures which the government wants to fund with money from the EU’s coronavirus recovery fund, all of which were part of the coalition agreement. Part of the package focuses on measures to help the environment, including the introduction of a carbon tax on heavy industry, a tax on airline tickets, the …

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds
2 years, 11 months ago

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may receive more than €1bn less than expected from European coronavirus recovery funds because the economy has performed better than earlier estimates indicated, finance minister Sigrid Kaag told MPs on Friday The Netherlands had expected some €6bn from Brussels and €5.8bn had been used in calculations for drawing up the new government spending plans. However, the real figure …

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds
2 years, 11 months ago

NL may get over €1bn less from EU coronavirus recovery funds

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may receive more than €1bn less than expected from European coronavirus recovery funds because the economy has performed better than earlier estimates indicated, finance minister Sigrid Kaag told MPs on Friday The Netherlands had expected some €6bn from Brussels and €5.8bn had been used in calculations for drawing up the new government spending plans. However, the real figure …

Netherlands expects €1 billion less in EU Covid support
2 years, 11 months ago

Netherlands expects €1 billion less in EU Covid support

NL Times  

The Netherlands expects to receive over 1 billion euros less in European coronavirus support than previously thought, Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag wrote in a letter to parliament. The Netherlands now expects to receive 4.7 billion euros instead of the 6 billion euros the Cabinet previously assumed. The lower amount is because the Dutch economy sustained less damage from the coronavirus …

EU nations approve a dozen pandemic recovery plans
3 years, 5 months ago

EU nations approve a dozen pandemic recovery plans

The Hindu  

approved the pandemic recovery plans of the bloc's four biggest economies and eight other member countries Tuesday, a move seen as a bellwether for an economic revival from the unprecedented recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In the case of France, which is to get some 40 billion euros USD 47.3 billion from the pandemic recovery fund, that would amount …

EU nations approve a dozen pandemic recovery plans
3 years, 5 months ago

EU nations approve a dozen pandemic recovery plans

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union nations approved the pandemic recovery plans of the bloc’s four biggest economies and eight other member countries Tuesday, a move seen as a bellwether for an economic revival from the unprecedented recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In the case of France, which is to get some 40 billion euros $47.3 billion from the pandemic recovery …

Netherlands among countries emerging most strongly from the crisis, Dutch PM says
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands among countries emerging most strongly from the crisis, Dutch PM says

NL Times  

The Netherlands might be one of the first countries in the western world to recover from the coronavirus crisis, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte suggested. Rutte said the Netherlands was "in a very good shape" despite the serious consequences of the ongoing health crisis. This was largely due to the billions in coronavirus aid packages quickly set up last year, and …

EU raises €20 billion in 10-year bond to fund virus recovery
3 years, 6 months ago

EU raises €20 billion in 10-year bond to fund virus recovery

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Commission said on Tuesday it has raised €20 billion through a 10-year bond as part of its plans to finance the 27-nation bloc’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis. EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the inaugural transaction of the NextGeneration EU program is the largest ever institutional bond issuance in Europe. Von der Leyen …

GGD: Netherlands must spent additional €600 million per year to improve basic healthcare
3 years, 7 months ago

GGD: Netherlands must spent additional €600 million per year to improve basic healthcare

NL Times  

The GGD wants the new Cabinet to commit to spending an additional 600 million euros annually to help provide better quality healthcare. The coronavirus crisis has proven that “basic care is too impoverished,” and that “the Netherlands must be better prepared for health challenges and crises,” the GGD wrote in a statement. The Netherlands needs to be better prepared for …

Brussels, MEPs agree compromise deal on EU coronavirus travel permit
3 years, 7 months ago

Brussels, MEPs agree compromise deal on EU coronavirus travel permit

Dutch News  

The European Parliament and European Commission have reached agreement on an EU-wide coronavirus travel permit which, officials say, will come into effect from June 21 if approved. The fund to make testing more affordable should ‘particularly benefit persons who cross borders daily or frequently to go to work or school, visit close relatives, seek medical care, or to take care …

Brussels, MEPs agree compromise deal on EU coronavirus travel permit
3 years, 7 months ago

Brussels, MEPs agree compromise deal on EU coronavirus travel permit

Dutch News  

The European Parliament and European Commission have reached agreement on an EU-wide coronavirus travel permit which, officials say, will come into effect from June 21 if approved. The fund to make testing more affordable should ‘particularly benefit persons who cross borders daily or frequently to go to work or school, visit close relatives, seek medical care, or to take care …

The Netherlands receives €220 million in EU recovery package
3 years, 8 months ago

The Netherlands receives €220 million in EU recovery package

NL Times  

This year the Netherlands was granted 220 million euros from the European Union to support vulnerable people in the job market during the pandemic. Starting on Monday, labor market regions can apply for subsidies to help fund projects surrounding training initiatives to help return people to work. The support package is also intended to help guide students in practical schooling …

EU lawmakers OK $815 billion recovery program
3 years, 10 months ago

EU lawmakers OK $815 billion recovery program

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday approved a 672.5 billion euro recovery package of loans and grants to help member nations recover more quickly from the coronavirus pandemic, but countries will not receive the money for several months. The European Parliament voted 582-40, with 69 abstentions, in favor of the regulation for the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the central …

Dutch gov't taking risks in providing Covid support: Court of Audit
4 years, 1 month ago

Dutch gov't taking risks in providing Covid support: Court of Audit

NL Times  

In providing coronavirus support loans and guarantees to companies, the government is not consistently following the rules meant to make sure that Ministers don't take major risks with such financial transactions, the Court of Audit said on Wednesday, NOS and the Volkskrant report. Over the past months, the government provided 62.7 billion euros in loans and guarantees, mainly to businesses …

NL's coronavirus response not too late, but too lax, Dutch PM says
4 years, 2 months ago

NL's coronavirus response not too late, but too lax, Dutch PM says

NL Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has "drawn the conclusion" that the Dutch approach to the coronavirus pandemic fell short, he said after a video-meeting with his European counterparts on Thursday. Cooperation and coordination with the other EU countries is important for simplifying travel, with uniform quarantine rules and recognizing other countries' Covid-19 test results, Rutte said. The European Commission made …

Dutch gov't not transparent about corona crisis costs: Council of State
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch gov't not transparent about corona crisis costs: Council of State

NL Times  

The government is not being transparent enough about the costs of the coronavirus crisis, and what the billions of euros in support packages now will mean for the next generation, the Council of State said about the 2021 Budget. "Nobody is talking about what it all costs," Council of State president Thom de Graaf said to NOS. "At the moment, …

King Willem-Alexander's Prinsjesdag speech: Full text
4 years, 3 months ago

King Willem-Alexander's Prinsjesdag speech: Full text

NL Times  

In his Budget Day address on Tuesday, Dutch King Willem-Alexander said that the people of the Netherlands deserved high praise for how they have handled the ongoing coronavirus crisis, and announced that the government will prepare for expected economic turbulence by investing more in job retention, infrastructure, strengthening the pillars of the economy, and a cleaner, more sustainable future. This …

Dutch PM criticized over EU Covid recovery fund
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch PM criticized over EU Covid recovery fund

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte faced a lot of criticism in the parliamentary debate on the European Union coronavirus recovery fund. The recovery fund will contain 750 billion euros - 390 billion euros in subsidies, and 360 billion in loans to individual countries. The D66 was critical of the months of arguments and fights that preceded the agreement on the recovery …

Dutch gov't borrowed €66 billion for Covid support
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch gov't borrowed €66 billion for Covid support

NL Times  

The Ministry of Finance already borrowed 108 billion euros this year, the vast majority of which is reserved to fund the nearly 60 different emergency measures to help the country through the coronavirus crisis. So far the government reserved 37 billion euros for the first two sets of coronavirus support measures. For example, the government set aside over 9 billion …

Coronavirus EU bailout came ‘close to failure’ but new compromise being drawn up
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus EU bailout came ‘close to failure’ but new compromise being drawn up

Dutch News  

The EU summit on a coronavirus bailout package ended early on Monday morning without success so far, reports NOS. ‘The conversations last night made progress on a few things,’ prime minister Mark Rutte said in a briefing on Monday morning. ‘It looks a bit more hopeful than when I thought last night: it’s over.’ The heads of all 27 EU …

Coronavirus EU bailout came ‘close to failure’ but new compromise being drawn up
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus EU bailout came ‘close to failure’ but new compromise being drawn up

Dutch News  

The EU summit on a coronavirus bailout package ended early on Monday morning without success so far, reports NOS. ‘The conversations last night made progress on a few things,’ prime minister Mark Rutte said in a briefing on Monday morning. ‘It looks a bit more hopeful than when I thought last night: it’s over.’ The heads of all 27 EU …

Still no deal on EU coronavirus recovery fund; Debate continues today
4 years, 5 months ago

Still no deal on EU coronavirus recovery fund; Debate continues today

NL Times  

After a weekend of tense discussions on an economic recovery fund to help European Union countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the 27 EU leaders still have not come to an agreement. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that European Council president Charles Michel is working on a new compromise "and progress is being made", but added that the …

EU coronavirus fund debate enters third day after tense night
4 years, 5 months ago

EU coronavirus fund debate enters third day after tense night

NL Times  

Negotiations about the form of an immense coronavirus recovery fund started up again on Sunday after the debate between European Union leaders grew tense the previous night. A report from broadcaster RTL Nieuws told of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte standing firm on those issues, prompting French leader Emmanuel Macron to "frenziedly" leave talks with the group. German Chancellor Angela …

EU extends summit after deadlock over coronavirus recovery plan
4 years, 5 months ago

EU extends summit after deadlock over coronavirus recovery plan

Al Jazeera  

European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-hammered economies on Saturday after two days of fraught negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try and overcome their differences. As the 27 leaders scurried back to their hotels after a late, inconclusive dinner, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron …

EU summit: Merkel warns of no deal on coronavirus recovery fund
4 years, 5 months ago

EU summit: Merkel warns of no deal on coronavirus recovery fund

Al Jazeera  

Talks on rescue package could fail, says German Chancellor as bickering leaders meet for a third day. European Union leaders may not reach a deal on a coronavirus stimulus plan on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned as marathon negotiations ran into a third day and acrimony mounted over the demands of rich but thrifty countries. Germany and France, the …

EU leaders far from deal on budget and virus recovery fund
4 years, 5 months ago

EU leaders far from deal on budget and virus recovery fund

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders headed into Saturday, the scheduled final day of their summit, about as far apart from reaching a deal on an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund as the seating distance imposed upon them for health reasons. After two full sessions, summit host and European Council President Charles Michel worked with individual …

Frugal four call for responsible pandemic spending ahead of EU leaders talks
4 years, 6 months ago

Frugal four call for responsible pandemic spending ahead of EU leaders talks

Dutch News  

The Netherlands and its partners in the ‘frugal four’ group of European countries have again reiterated their support for loans to aid economic recovery and warned that all spending must be responsible, this time in a letter in the Financial Times. Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte and the leaders of Sweden, Denmark and Austria set out their vision ahead of …

Frugal four call for responsible pandemic spending ahead of EU leaders talks
4 years, 6 months ago

Frugal four call for responsible pandemic spending ahead of EU leaders talks

Dutch News  

The Netherlands and its partners in the ‘frugal four’ group of European countries have again reiterated their support for loans to aid economic recovery and warned that all spending must be responsible, this time in a letter in the Financial Times. Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte and the leaders of Sweden, Denmark and Austria set out their vision ahead of …

Dutch team up with EU nations to find, produce Covid-19 vaccine
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch team up with EU nations to find, produce Covid-19 vaccine

NL Times  

The Netherlands will join forces with France, Italy and Germany in the race to find a vaccine against the coronavirus, Minister Hugo de Jonge wrote a letter to parliament in which the decision was announced. The four nations will work together to explore potential vaccinations and to negotiate as a team with pharmaceutical companies to improve their purchasing position if …

Coronavirus could cause a new euro crisis: Dutch Planning Office
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus could cause a new euro crisis: Dutch Planning Office

NL Times  

The coronavirus crisis could lead to a new euro crisis, the Netherlands office for economic policy analysis CPB said after analyzing the vulnerabilities of the financial system. Despite coronavirus support measures implemented by the government, businesses and households are facing increasing financial difficulties. It showed that a quarter of small and medium sized businesses need more money than support measures …

EU coronavirus recovery negotiations will take time, cautions Dutch PM
4 years, 7 months ago

EU coronavirus recovery negotiations will take time, cautions Dutch PM

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is involved in ‘intensive and constructive’ contact with other EU countries and members of the European Commission about plans to set up a multi billion euro coronavirus recovery fund, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Wednesday evening. Encouraged Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Politico.eu that he and the other leaders of the frugal four group have been …

European Union unveils $824bn coronavirus recovery plan
4 years, 7 months ago

European Union unveils $824bn coronavirus recovery plan

Al Jazeera  

Package seeks to avoid a further splintering of economic growth and wealth levels among EU’s 27 member states. The European Commission on Wednesday released details of a coronavirus economic relief package for member countries worth 750 billion euros. The blueprint envisions borrowing the funds and disbursing them as grants and loans to member states, with the lion’s share of aid …

€750bn plan to fund recovery is 'defining moment' for Europe
4 years, 7 months ago

€750bn plan to fund recovery is 'defining moment' for Europe

The Telegraph  

Speaking to the European Parliament in Brussels, Mrs der Leyen said: “Today we face our very own defining moment. The plan requires unanimous support among the 27 EU member states and is opposed by fiscally conservative member states. That stance has reopened wounds left from the financial crisis among some southern member states, which were forced to swallow tough terms …

EU plans to raise $825 billion for coronavirus relief
4 years, 7 months ago

EU plans to raise $825 billion for coronavirus relief

CNN  

London CNN Business — The European Commission has proposed giving hundreds of billions of euros to EU countries that have seen their economies devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented relief effort designed to ensure parts of the bloc aren’t left behind when the recovery comes. “We all understand the crisis is so huge we have to take unusual steps …

The EU is still divided over coronavirus relief. That could tear it apart
4 years, 7 months ago

The EU is still divided over coronavirus relief. That could tear it apart

CNN  

London CNN Business — A fight over how to fund the European Union’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is stoking tensions between wealthier and poorer countries, threatening to delay the region’s economic rebound and unleash political and financial forces that could pull the bloc apart. If we have another asymmetric recovery, then it will be very bad for the EU.” …

Netherlands presses counter-proposal to 'generous' EU spending
4 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands presses counter-proposal to 'generous' EU spending

NL Times  

The Netherlands is spearheading a counterplan to the 500 billion euro recovery proposal laid out by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. In a newly-drawn proposal on Saturday, the Dutch have asserted that loans, rather than grants and subsidies, should be available to the eurozone economies bearing the brunt of the unfolding economic crisis. The …

France and Germany back €500bn fund to help save EU
4 years, 7 months ago

France and Germany back €500bn fund to help save EU

The Telegraph  

France and Germany have proposed a €500bn recovery fund for struggling European Union economies as they battle to quell bitter infighting over the bloc's halting response to the Covid-19 catastrophe. Under new plans presented by French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel, the 27 EU members would borrow jointly on financial markets to offer grants rather than loans …

Netherlands urged to give a billion euros of support to African nations
4 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands urged to give a billion euros of support to African nations

NL Times  

The Netherlands must make 1 billion euros in aid available to combat the coronavirus and the crisis around it in developing countries in Africa, among others, the Dutch government's advisory council on international affairs AIV said in advise to the government on Monday, Het Parool reports. "Covid-19 is the first global crisis without American leadership and it intensifies the US-China …

The EU evolves in times of crisis. We must tackle the coronavirus and economic recovery together
4 years, 8 months ago

The EU evolves in times of crisis. We must tackle the coronavirus and economic recovery together

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fall of the Iron Curtain …

EU agrees first part of coronavirus economic rescue, but job not done yet
4 years, 8 months ago

EU agrees first part of coronavirus economic rescue, but job not done yet

The Hindu  

Euro zone governments gave their final approval on Friday to the first part of a 540 billion-euro rescue plan for states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, although other elements of the rescue package have yet to be agreed on. Finance ministers of the 19-nation region signed off on the details of cheap, long-term credit lines that will be made …

'We will work constructively' Dutch PM says of EU recovery fund plan
4 years, 8 months ago

'We will work constructively' Dutch PM says of EU recovery fund plan

Dutch News  

European leaders on Thursday agreed to support earlier agreed plans for a €540bn immediate bail-out package to help pay for job maintenance and medical costs during the coronavirus crisis. They also agreed that the European Commission should take the lead in developing a recovery fund to help member states’ economies get back up to steam once lockdown measures are eased. …

'We will work constructively' Dutch PM says of EU recovery fund plan
4 years, 8 months ago

'We will work constructively' Dutch PM says of EU recovery fund plan

Dutch News  

European leaders on Thursday agreed to support earlier agreed plans for a €540bn immediate bail-out package to help pay for job maintenance and medical costs during the coronavirus crisis. They also agreed that the European Commission should take the lead in developing a recovery fund to help member states’ economies get back up to steam once lockdown measures are eased. …

EU agrees budget, recovery plan needed to beat virus impact
4 years, 8 months ago

EU agrees budget, recovery plan needed to beat virus impact

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to revamp the EU’s long-term budget and set up a massive recovery fund to tackle the impact of the coronavirus and help rebuild the 27-nation bloc’s ravaged economies, but deep differences remain over the best way to achieve those goals. “There is only one instrument that can deliver this magnitude of task behind …

New EU talks on kick-starting economies will take time, says Rutte
4 years, 8 months ago

New EU talks on kick-starting economies will take time, says Rutte

Dutch News  

European leaders are holding a new round of talks on Thursday to discuss ways to bail the EU out financially due to the coronavirus crisis, but Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has told MPs he does not expect a speedy conclusion. ‘That is going to generate a lot of discussion,’ Rutte told MPs on Wednesday evening. ‘These are politically sensitive …

New EU talks on kick-starting economies will take time, says Rutte
4 years, 8 months ago

New EU talks on kick-starting economies will take time, says Rutte

Dutch News  

European leaders are holding a new round of talks on Thursday to discuss ways to bail the EU out financially due to the coronavirus crisis, but Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has told MPs he does not expect a speedy conclusion. ‘That is going to generate a lot of discussion,’ Rutte told MPs on Wednesday evening. ‘These are politically sensitive …

Netherlands again criticized for lack of solidarity ahead of EU summit
4 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands again criticized for lack of solidarity ahead of EU summit

NL Times  

The European Union government leaders are meeting, via video call, on Thursday to discuss the so-called economic recovery fund to help EU economies recover after the coronavirus crisis. Over the past days, several politicians, including Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, again criticized the Netherlands for not showing solidarity with hard-hit countries. And that attitude is unlikely to change after today's …

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