Dutch cabinet crisis averted after NSC ministers opt to stay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch cabinet crisis averted after NSC ministers opt to stay

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A Dutch cabinet crisis was averted on Friday evening, despite the resignation of a junior minister over reportedly racist comments made this week following the football-related violence in Amsterdam. “And then we can never work together for the common good.” After news of her resignation broke, the four coalition party leaders were summoned to the prime minister’s official residence for talks on averting further problems within the cabinet. Late on Friday evening, it became clear that the other NSC ministers had agreed to stay in the coalition with far right party PVV, pro-countryside BBB and the VVD despite Achahbar’s resignation. Prime minister Dick Schoof did not go into Achahbar’s motives for standing down when he addressed reporters but said “in the cabinet and parliamentary parties, there is no question of racism.” The four parties, he said, had agreed to move on.

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Ethnically diverse people felt disregarded after Amsterdam riots, NSC Deputy PM says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ethnically diverse people felt disregarded after Amsterdam riots, NSC Deputy PM says

NL Times  

Words matter, that is the conclusion that NSC Deputy Prime Minister Eddy van Hijum drew from the riots in Amsterdam, the political reactions to them, and the resulting crisis in the coalition. I think that we should pay serious attention to that in our approach,” Van Hijum said on Friday as he entered the Council of Ministers. But that must …

Cabinet member says she resigned over harsh polarization, not racism
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet member says she resigned over harsh polarization, not racism

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Nora Achahbar resigned as State Secretary on Friday over the polarizing forms of interaction between politicians, not due to racism, she said in an interview with Hart van Nederland. She wouldn’t comment on terms like “f***ing Moroccans” allegedly used by Cabinet members during a Council of Ministers meeting last week Monday to discuss riots in Amsterdam after the Ajax vs …

Two NSC parliamentarians resign over racism in Cabinet after Amsterdam riots
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two NSC parliamentarians resign over racism in Cabinet after Amsterdam riots

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NSC parliamentarians Rosanne Hertzberger and Femke Zeedijk have resigned from the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament. Hertzberger told ANP that Achahbar’s departure after having to address racism in the Cabinet meetings “makes it clear to me that things are seriously getting out of hand in this Cabinet.” She said she has been warning her party for …

Cabinet crisis averted, but the situation might be bound to escalate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet crisis averted, but the situation might be bound to escalate

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Dutch newspapers on Saturday morning devoted significant front-page coverage to the cabinet crisis narrowly averted late Friday night. “It’s bound to go wrong at some point, this collaboration between the far-right PVV and the self-proclaimed ‘center party’ New Social Contract,” Trouw wrote about the "fragile cabinet." Above an article, the paper wrote, “Sparks Fly Again.” According to the paper, the …

Dutch government faces collapse over handling of anti-semitic violence in Amsterdam
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch government faces collapse over handling of anti-semitic violence in Amsterdam

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The Dutch cabinet met in emergency session on Friday amid reports the coalition could implode over the government’s handling of violence linked to a Europa League soccer match involving an Israeli team, local media reported A picture from Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters demonstrating and lighting flares in Amsterdam before the football match. Image: Reuters The Dutch cabinet met in …

Dutch right-wing cabinet in crisis, party leaders join talks
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch right-wing cabinet in crisis, party leaders join talks

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The Dutch cabinet was thrown into crisis on Friday afternoon after a junior minister resigned, apparently because of discriminatory comments made by other ministers at Monday’s cabinet meeting. Nora Achahbar, an NSC minister who had been charged with sorting out the child benefit scandal compensation scheme, was reportedly shocked by the “extremely racist language” used by the other three parties …

Junior minister quits over racist comments made in cabinet
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Junior minister quits over racist comments made in cabinet

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A junior minister on behalf of the good governance party NSC has left the cabinet because she is angry at the cabinet’s reaction to last week’s violence in Amsterdam. Nora Achahbar, who had been charged with sorting out the child benefit scandal compensation scheme, was reportedly shocked by the “extremely racist language” used by the other three parties in the …

Cabinet member quits over colleagues’ "racist" positions after Amsterdam riots
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet member quits over colleagues’ "racist" positions after Amsterdam riots

NL Times  

State Secretary Nora Achahbar will tender her resignation to Prime Minister Dick Schoof later on Friday due to dissatisfaction over how the Cabinet handled the riots in Amsterdam following last week's Europa League match between Ajax and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv, sources told NOS and ANP. Tensions arose during the first Cabinet meeting after the violence and unrest in …

Dutch coalition parties in emergency talks as Cabinet threatens to collapse
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch coalition parties in emergency talks as Cabinet threatens to collapse

NL Times  

Cabinet members gathered on Friday for the regular weekly Council of Ministers meeting were forced to shift their focus from policy to the possibility that the precarious relationship between the four coalition parties has eroded beyond the point of no return. It was reported earlier on Friday that State Secretary Nora Achahbar had made the decision to resign from her …

Cabinet will continue despite intensifying division; NSC members will remain
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet will continue despite intensifying division; NSC members will remain

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The governing coalition parties narrowly averted the collapse of the Cabinet on Friday, just 136 days after Prime Minister Dick Schoof's first Cabinet was sworn into office. Only NSC member Nora Achahbar will step down as reported earlier in the day, but the six other NSC-backed Cabinet members will remain, sources close to emergency coalition talks told RTL Nieuws, NOS, …

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