PM Rutte denies blocking EU emergency fund for Covid-19 out of selfishness
4 years, 9 months ago

PM Rutte denies blocking EU emergency fund for Covid-19 out of selfishness

NL Times  

When the leaders of the EU Member States could not agree on a 400 billion euros emergency fund to absorb the blows of the coronavirus, there was criticism from other EU countries that the Netherlands was thinking only of itself in blocking this fund. The European leaders discussed the so-called European Stability Mechanism, the emergency fund containing 400 billion euros, for some six hours over conference call on Thursday. The southern Member States in particular accused the Netherlands of being too strict and thereby blocking emergency financial measures. "Each member state should take necessary measures at a national level, but we are also taking steps to support each other and our economies at a European level," he tweeted.

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Rutte: Not likely lockdown will be relaxed from March 2
3 years, 10 months ago

Rutte: Not likely lockdown will be relaxed from March 2

NL Times  

During a debate in Parliament about coronavirus restrictions, including the future legality of the curfew, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said there was "little room" to relax the lockdown in the Netherlands. Rutte and Hugo de Jonge, the departing health minister, are expected to update the country on coronavirus policy during a press conference on Tuesday evening. Rutte did say that …

The political fringes fire at Rutte, but EU recovery fund support is assured
4 years, 3 months ago

The political fringes fire at Rutte, but EU recovery fund support is assured

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte was criticised by far right and Socialist MPs during Wednesday evening’s debate on the EU €750bn recovery fund, but he was still assured of sufficient support for the Dutch position in the negotiations. In particular, the anti-immigration PVV and FvD said that Rutte had wrongly voted to give billions of euros to ‘poor’ member states. Roelof …

The political fringes fire at Rutte, but EU recovery fund support is assured
4 years, 3 months ago

The political fringes fire at Rutte, but EU recovery fund support is assured

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte was criticised by far right and Socialist MPs during Wednesday evening’s debate on the EU €750bn recovery fund, but he was still assured of sufficient support for the Dutch position in the negotiations. In particular, the anti-immigration PVV and FvD said that Rutte had wrongly voted to give billions of euros to ‘poor’ member states. Roelof …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Europe commits to €500 billion coronavirus support package; "Sensible and solidary", Dutch FM says
4 years, 9 months ago

Europe commits to €500 billion coronavirus support package; "Sensible and solidary", Dutch FM says

NL Times  

After a failed marathon meeting of some 16 hours on Tuesday, the Eurogroup managed to come to an agreement to help the EU countries most affected by the coronavirus crisis. The agreement "was not without a struggle", Minister Wopke Hoekstra of Finance said to NU.nl, but he is satisfied with the package, calling it "sensible and solidary". The European Finance …

Europe has a rescue package. But who’s going to pay for its coronavirus recovery?
4 years, 9 months ago

Europe has a rescue package. But who’s going to pay for its coronavirus recovery?

CNN  

London CNN Business — EU finance ministers have approved €500 billion in stimulus measures designed to cushion the blow to their economies from the coronavirus pandemic, while leaving open the difficult question of how to pay for the region’s recovery. The deal was announced Thursday after weeks of back and forth over how to address the crisis, a bruising process …

EU finance ministers fail to agree on corona crisis funding
4 years, 9 months ago

EU finance ministers fail to agree on corona crisis funding

Dutch News  

Video talks between EU finance ministers on finding a solution to fund the corona crisis carried on deep into the night but ended without resolution as divisions between the Netherlands and Italy continued. Italy is known to be keen to use the European Stability Mechanism to help pay for the crisis, but Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra is among those …

EU finance ministers fail to agree on corona crisis funding
4 years, 9 months ago

EU finance ministers fail to agree on corona crisis funding

Dutch News  

Video talks between EU finance ministers on finding a solution to fund the corona crisis carried on deep into the night but ended without resolution as divisions between the Netherlands and Italy continued. Italy is known to be keen to use the European Stability Mechanism to help pay for the crisis, but Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra is among those …

EU ministers fail to agree virus economic rescue in lengthy talks
4 years, 9 months ago

EU ministers fail to agree virus economic rescue in lengthy talks

Al Jazeera  

Sixteen-hour all-night talks fail to produce results, with a reported clash between Italy and the Netherlands. European Union finance ministers failed to agree in all-night talks on more support for their coronavirus-hit economies, and their chairman said on Wednesday morning he was suspending the discussions until Thursday. The Dutch say ‘no’.” An official who participated in the talks said at …

Dutch Finance Min. optimistic about a deal on European coronavirus bailout
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch Finance Min. optimistic about a deal on European coronavirus bailout

NL Times  

After over 16 hours of discussions overnight, the European Ministers of Finance still could not come to an agreement on a financial support package of 540 billion euros for countries hit hardest by the coronavirus. Dutch Minister Wopke Hoekstra of Finance is optimistic that a deal will eventually be reached, but is still sticking to the Netherlands' firm stance against …

Dutch propose EU corona medical fund, will contribute up to €1bn
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch propose EU corona medical fund, will contribute up to €1bn

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has proposed establishing an EU emergency fund to cover the immediate health costs associated with the coronavirus outbreak and, according to Trouw, is prepared to contribute around €1bn. The fund, prime minister Mark Rutte said during Wednesday’s debate in parliament, would be filled by contributions by member states and would be a ‘gift to those in need’ rather …

Dutch propose EU corona medical fund, will contribute up to €1bn
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch propose EU corona medical fund, will contribute up to €1bn

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has proposed establishing an EU emergency fund to cover the immediate health costs associated with the coronavirus outbreak and, according to Trouw, is prepared to contribute around €1bn. The fund, prime minister Mark Rutte said during Wednesday’s debate in parliament, would be filled by contributions by member states and would be a ‘gift to those in need’ rather …

Netherlands willing to contribute €1 billion to EU coronavirus fund
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands willing to contribute €1 billion to EU coronavirus fund

NL Times  

The Dutch government is willing to contribute up to 1 billion euros to a yet-to-be-established European fund aimed at dealing with the coronavirus, Minister Wopke Hoekstra of Finance said. "I am thinking roughly of a few hundred million to 1 billion euros," Hoekstra said to NU.nl on Wednesday. Hoekstra stressed that the Netherlands is and will remain vehemently against so-called …

Dutch firm on eurobonds: EU ministers to meet again in two weeks
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch firm on eurobonds: EU ministers to meet again in two weeks

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is opposed to issuing eurobonds as a way to soften the impact of coronavirus on the worst affected countries, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters following Thursday’s online meeting of the European Council. ‘This is against the design of the EMU.’ EU leaders failed during the four-hour meeting to reach agreement about a package of economic support measures …

Dutch firm on eurobonds: EU ministers to meet again in two weeks
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch firm on eurobonds: EU ministers to meet again in two weeks

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is opposed to issuing eurobonds as a way to soften the impact of coronavirus on the worst affected countries, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters following Thursday’s online meeting of the European Council. ‘This is against the design of the EMU.’ EU leaders failed during the four-hour meeting to reach agreement about a package of economic support measures …

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