Opposition parties D66, CDA, and JA21 are joining forces to get a large part of the cuts in education that the Schoof Cabinet wants to implement off the table. Together, the parties are good for 15 seats in the lower house of Dutch parliament but can help the coalition to the necessary majority for their plans in the Senate. The …
In its current form, the government's nitrogen law cannot count on the support of either the opposition in the Tweede Kamer, or JA21 in the Senate. Like GroenLinks, PvdA believes that aviation, industry and mobility should also contribute to reducing nitrogen emissions, Attje Kuiken, PvdA party leader in the Tweede Kamer, added during the debate. In addition, BBB chairwoman Caroline …
Support for the new government’s decision to stop linking state pension increases to the minimum wage may not be forthcoming in the upper house of parliament, current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Tuesday night. The Labour party and far right JA21 both say they do not support the plan to break the link between the AOW and the minimum wage, …
