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

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Achahbar denies racism forced her to quit, criticises ministers
1 month ago

Achahbar denies racism forced her to quit, criticises ministers

Dutch News  

Former junior finance minister Nora Achahbar has said her decision to quit was not prompted by alleged racist comments in a cabinet meeting last week. It’s like the old game where you whisper something in someone’s ear and at the end of the circle a completely different word comes out.” In her resignation letter the former NSC party minister did …

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

Cabinet member says she resigned over harsh polarization, not racism

NL Times  

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 …

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Schoof rules out releasing minutes to clear up racism claims
1 month ago

Schoof rules out releasing minutes to clear up racism claims

Dutch News  

Prime minister Dick Schoof has ruled out releasing the minutes of last Monday’s ministerial council following the resignation of junior finance minister Nora Achahbar amid allegations of racist remarks by her colleagues. Opposition parties last week called for the documents to be published to clear up exactly what was said during Monday’s cabinet meeting, which apparently triggered Achahbar’s resignation. GroenLinks-PvdA …

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After resignation of NSC member, Schoof claims there is no racism in the Cabinet
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1 month, 1 week ago

After resignation of NSC member, Schoof claims there is no racism in the Cabinet

NL Times  

An early end to the Cabinet has been averted for the time being. "The polarizing manners of the past few weeks have had such an impact on me that I can no longer effectively fulfill my position as State Secretary of this Cabinet," said the outgoing NSC minister. Her party leader Geert Wilders said in parliament on Wednesday that the …

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

Cabinet will continue despite intensifying division; NSC members will remain

NL Times  

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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