Secret D66-VVD Deal to Save Sjoerdsma's Development Aid Budget

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Rob Jetten's cabinet discovered this week just how expensive governing is: Minister Sjoerdsma had to strike a difficult deal to garner support for the cabinet's policies. And that bodes ill for the coming months, in which the Prime Minister will have his work cut out for him.

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The budget for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation is slaloming towards the finish line. Minister Sjoerdsma steered it over the right with help...

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The VVD and D66 have struck a secret deal to ensure that extra funds for development cooperation will be allocated after all. D66 is prepared to drop its opposition to a VVD wish to criminalize the glorification of terrorism. In exchange, the VVD is agreeing to an additional 380 million euros for the budget of D66 Minister Sjoerdsma of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. Sources have confirmed the Trouw reporting on this shadow deal to th…

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The opposition wants clarification regarding a ‘shadow deal’ between the coalition parties that was allegedly concluded during the agreement on the development cooperation budget with Pro. In exchange for an additional 380 million euros for Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, his party D66 was to support the law criminalizing the glorification of terrorism.

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The opposition wants clarification regarding a "shadow deal" between the coalition parties that was allegedly concluded during the agreement on the development cooperation budget with PRO. In exchange for an additional 380 million euros for Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, his party D66 was to support the law criminalizing the glorification of terrorism.