Election: employers, unions call for stability and a speedy coalition
Thursday 13 September 2012
The three main Dutch employers’ organisations issued a joint statement on Thursday morning welcoming the fact that ‘populism is on its way out’.
'The result is a choice for a pro-European policy. We can have a stable coalition. That is good for Dutch industry and for our international position on which our economy so strongly depends,’ the statement said.
Jaap Smit, leader of the CNV trade union federation, said problems facing the country are too great for months of infighting about the coalition. The Netherlands needs a new cabinet quickly which will reform the jobs market to offer new perspectives to the Dutch economy, he told news agency ANP.
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By mats | 13 September 2012 11:27 AMTheres more at stake here then just job's riding on the new goverment. If they can't corperate on ALL matters, then nothing will get done.
By Dee | 13 September 2012 12:13 PMPopulism was always over rated. Not to worry, federalism is on it's way back to these parts.
By Dr Ponzi | 13 September 2012 1:22 PM@mats: he could not say it better. Thanks dude.
By dork | 13 September 2012 2:33 PMA good example of what this could lead to, and a solid indication of why Barroso's ideas will never ever be accepted by the people of Europe, can be found in the demands the Troika placed on Greece today. They want to fire 150.000 civil servants, raise the retirement age to 67 years immediately, cut "lay-off compensation" by 50%, and, wait for it, introduce a 6-day working week, and stretch the working day to 13 hours. In theory, that could lead to a 78-hour working week.
As my writing partner Nicole Foss remarked in true Monty Pythonesque Four Yorkshiremen spirit: "I wonder when we'll see the 8 day working week at 25 hours per day".
By sensei master | 13 September 2012 3:01 PM@mats: on a 2nd thought , that national statistics thingy in the NL reported there is enough savings in the NL to pay the NL national debt. article was published here in Dutchnews. so i wonder shall we still worry when the money is available (in the US the money was just GONE).
By dork | 14 September 2012 9:20 AM