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 …
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, …
