The debate is now quietly going through. Outgoing minister Schoof gets questions about climate, Tata Steel, Nitrogen and Housing. No further insights are shared.
The Cabinet no longer complements Emergency Fund Energy from the Budget Memorandum that the 50 million euros that the House wanted to free up this year for the Temporary Emergency Fund Energie has been transferred to 2027. That means that people who cannot pay their energy bill this winter cannot get support.
Earlier this year it was storm when applying for a contribution. In April the fund had to close again after a week. This year’s households with a low income will receive an average of 78 euros per month for six months as support when paying the energy bill.
Van Hijum (NSC) and Bikker (CU) hope that the cabinet wants to supplement the fund for this year, but Schoof indicates that they do not intend to do this. The government does work on a public energy fund. If that was ultimately established, people can request support for 2026 with retroactive effect.
Ouwehand started her speaking time this morning with the recovery of a comment to Van der Plas. After Van der Plas no longer wanted to respond to questions about Gaza, Ouwehand said that “Mrs. Van der Plas actually says:” Innocent civilians who are being starved, bombed and deliberately shot, that doesn’t matter to me. ” That way she filled what Van der Plas would and would not do something, said Ouwehand, “and I shouldn’t have done that”.
Left -wing parties lack self -reflection at Schoof The introduction to Schoof about polarization is much loose at the left side of the room. The leaders of Denk, Volt, SP, PvdD and GroenLinks-PvdA want the Prime Minister to show more self-reflection. They note that his cabinet has contributed to the polarization in the past two years.
The parties also believe that Schoof should stand up. “The prime minister was there yesterday when the leader of the largest group actually denied more than a million Dutch people their freedom of religion,” said Timmermans.
“The Constitution is beyond doubt for me. And the liberties must be definitely guaranteed,” Schoof replies. He refuses to go further into Wilders’ words.
Wilders is the first to interrupt Schoof. In his introduction, the Prime Minister emphasized, among other things, the importance of respect for each other and compromises, and Wilders wants to continue on that. He mainly uses this to proclaim the points important for his party: migration and safety on it. By always looking at the middle, too little happens, the PVV person thinks.
Schoof indicates that he looks at all parties, from left to right, that his earlier call is not only focused on the room, but also on society. “I hope that we will treat each other with respect both here and in society.”
Schoof is increasingly worried about growing polarization “If we lose the willingness to listen to each other and dialogue is exchanged for black and white positions, we get further and further away from home,” says Schoof. In his introduction, he indicates that he is increasingly worried about the growing polarization. He sees it as an issue of society, but also of politics.
There is the prime minister. He will first discuss the questions asked about the Budget Memorandum. In the end he will also answer questions about Gaza. It is expected that that will release a fierce debate.
The ministers are already ready, but there is not yet there, so it is still a while to wait.
The debate continues. It is the turn of outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof to respond to questions asked by MPs.
Eerdmans (Ja21) is ready. That means that the first part of the room is over. There is now first lunch until 1.30 pm. Then it is the turn of outgoing Prime Minister Schoof who has received some questions.
Sturdy clash about Ja21 plan to drill again in Groningen Eerdmans crashes considerably with SP’er Jimmy Dijk when it comes to his plans to open the gas fields in Groningen again. “Totally unreliable”, Dijk calls to Eerdmans. “If you start about trust in politics, start here!”
A parliamentary committee of inquiry previously ruled that the suffering of Groningen people in the earthquake area is “systematically misunderstood” and that the Netherlands has a “honorary debt” to those people. The government had already promised to close the gas fields in Groningen.
Ja21 wants to open those fields again, because, according to Eerdmans, the Netherlands has become too dependent on Russian gas. “I think it’s a blunder to keep the wells closed forever”. He underlines the conclusions of the inquiry committee, he believes. “Before we put a drill in the ground, we first compensate for the victims”.
The plan can also count on strong criticism from D66, GL-PvdA and BBB. “It’s not about the money,” Van der Plas emphasizes. “It’s about trust in the government”.
Eerdmans and Van der Plas collide about pensions BBB leader Van der Plas tries to get Eerdmans clamp on pensions. She underlines that this year he still voted against the proposal of MP Agnes Joseph to give people a say in the transition from their money to the new system. At the time, BBB voted for the proposal, which was also strongly discouraged by the cabinet.
“I voted against Chaos,” says Eerdmans, who was previously against the introduction of the new system. “According to nobody, changing the rules of the game was a good idea.”
According to experts, the proposal would indeed cause great chaos and possibly costs billions, because the news pension system had already been introduced.
Joseph has since switched from NSC to BBB.
Eerdmans appreciates what cabinet did the last speaker on the list is JA21 leader Joost Eerdmans. He points out that his party appreciates what happened under the Shovel cabinet, such as retaining the excise tax credit on gasoline, the cancellation of the CO2 levy and the little extra money for prisons. Ja21 also often acted as a constructive opposition party in the past year.
He is less happy with the burden lighting, which he calls “especially occasionally”. He is also dissatisfied with asylum policy: for example, his party had preferred to have seen the Spreading Act.
Dassen: ‘Close Tata and Build a city’ Volt leader Dassen is the second to last speaker. He argues for closing Tata Steel. According to Dassen, DST is “the symbol of that old industry.” With a plan, the cabinet wants to make the steel factory green. The costs can amount to around 3 billion euros. Volt wants to use that money for a ‘Tata city’. “With perspective for employees with future -proof jobs for green activities and for new, sustainable homes with room for starters,” says Dassen.
Bikker wants a firmer term for the House of Representatives Currently it is “a mess” in The Hague, says CU leader Mirjam Bikker. “We have delivered a very bad business card. It’s time to take responsibility”.
In her speaking time, Bikker explores that the parliament is the session in other countries. In the Netherlands, this also applies to municipal councils and the Provincial States. It is therefore strange that this does not apply to the House of Representatives, says Bikker, who will soon submit a motion “for a permanent term of office for the House of Representatives”.
The CU election program means that the House of Representatives will no longer be dissolved automatically if a government falls. The party also wants to get the king a role again in the formation, but a motion that calls for this received no majority. Bikker already announces that after the elections she will make another attempt to get that majority.
Compared to the debate on Wednesday, it is going rapidly. There are no more interruptions. Thus Stoffer is the turn of the third speaker. Three points are important for the SGP person: life, family and a safe society. He ends his contribution with reading Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd.”
Lidewij de Vos takes the floor second. The new party leader of FvD comes across as calmer than her predecessor and party chairman Thierry Baudet, but does proclaim the typical FVD sound. Among other things, the party wants to step out of the European Union and fully stop nitrogen policy and asylum shelter. She also emphasizes that her party wants to promote remigration.
“Afraid that the government is poisoned by Netanyahu,” Gaza is mentioned. PvdD is one of the most pronounced parties on this subject. Ouwehand does not understand that the Netherlands does so little to stop the violence. The United Nations concluded this week that Israel commits genocide in Gaza. As an ally of Israel, the Netherlands does not do enough to stop this, says Ouwehand. “The Netherlands is the fourth investor in Israel,” she says.
“The Palestinians are seen by the Netanyahu government as less than people. I am afraid that narrative has also poisoned the Dutch government,” says Ouwehand. “We are obliged to put an end to that announced genocide. To the deliberately starving of the population and the conscious shooting of children.”
Ouwehand: ‘It is your duty to speak out’ PvdD leader Ouwehand has started the debate that started yesterday. “It is your duty to speak out if people like Second -class citizen Wordem put away. It is your duty if an ally commits genocide in Gaza.”
Ouwehand interviewed Pussy Riot last week at the congress of her party. The activist Russian pop group has openly criticism of Russian President Putin. For that, some members had to go to a prison camp. But as soon as they were released again, the protests against Putin were immediately resumed. Always keep pronouncing the most weak in society, is the message of Ouwehand.
Outgoing Prime Minister Schoof will put the finishing touches for the debate for today on Thursday morning.
PVV leader Geert Wilders had a striking role Wednesday. He was the first speaker to dominate the debate for hours on Wednesday. But after that he never got up to ask the other party leaders something. The PVV is excluded by, among others, the VVD, CDA, D66 and GL-PVDA, so that a cabinet participation again becomes quite complicated.
Many party leaders blamed Wilders that as the largest party in a coalition he did nothing for each other, and others now take the size that nothing is happening.
For the time being, that attitude Wilders’ does not hurt. In a survey of Ipsos I&O published on Wednesday evening, the PVV is by far the largest virtual. In Diezedlfde poll, it is also striking that the advance of JA21 continues. The party comes virtually near the VVD and D66.
Between Timmermans (GL-PvdA) and VVD member Dilan Yesilgoz it has been difficult for months. The two party leaders make no secret that they do not want to negotiate with each other. Especially on asylum measures, the two do not find each other. Although the real distance on this subject is not as great as they prevent.
The CDA is comfortable in between. Although party leader Bontenbal was a little more forced to give in a direction. He also received some criticism about his ‘liberty contribution’, which in practice is a tax increase for the defense spending. The CDA has investigated whether that can be done via a higher VAT. That would mean more expensive groceries.
A lot was paid to which bonds can already be made. Party leaders were busy with their preferences last week for a possible future coalition.
The VVD even made a commercial about it. If it is up to the liberals, they will negotiate with BBB, JA21 and D66. But that option already seems dead and burying before it was taken seriously. D66 leader showed nothing on Wednesday in a right cabinet.
Good morning! The debate will resume today at 10.15 am.
It became clear on Wednesday morning that the debate would end until well after midnight. That is why it was decided to continue part today. PvdD, FVD, SGP, CU, Volt and JA21 are still speaking.
Then Premier was allowed to answer the questions asked. There were not many, because party leaders mainly looked at each other. The cabinet fell for a second time and leans on only 32 seats in the Lower House. With the elections in the offing, it is technically smarter to focus on the arrows.
The Debate is now Processing Calmly. Outgoing Minister Schoof is Receiving Questions About Climate, Tata Steel, Nitrogen, And Housing Construction. No New Insights Are Being Shared in this Regard.
Cabinet Will No Longer Replenish Temporary Energy Emergency Fund The Budget Memorandum Shows That The Extra 50 Million Euros That House Wanted to Allocate This Year for The Temporary Energy Emergency Fund Has Been Pushed Back Pushed Thatte Means Thatte Means This Means Thatts ThatteSte Be Able to Receive Support.
Earlier this year, there was a rush to apply for a contribution. In April, The Fund had to close again after only a week. Households with a Low Income Will Receive An Average of Around 78 euros per Month For Six Months This Year as Support in Paying Their Energy Bills.
Van Hijum (NSC) and Bikker (Cu) Hope that the Cabinet Will Still because to replenish the fund for this year, but sheaf indicates that they do not plan to do so so. However, The Cabinet is Working on a Public Energy Fund. Once That is possible established, People Can Apply for Support Retroactively about 2026.
Ouwehand was the speaking time this morning by retracting a remark Towards van der Plas. After van der Plas Repeatedly Refused to Respond to Questions about Gaza, Ouwehand Said That “Mrs. van der Plas is Actually Saying:” Innocent Citizens who are bee Starved, bomb, and deliberately shot do wating to me. would not do, Ouwehand Said, “and I shouldnn’t have done that.”
Left-Wing Parties Miss Self-Reflection from Schoof Schoof’s Introduction On Polariazation is Causing a Lot Of Reaction from the Left Side of the House. The leaders of DENK, Volt, SP, PvdD, and GroenLinks-Pvda Want the Prime Minister to Show More Self-Reflection. They note that his cabinet has contributed to polarization over the past two years.
The Parties also Believe That Schoof Should Set Standards. “The Prime Minister was there yesterday when the leader of the largest faction essentially Denied More than a Million Dutch People Their Freedom of Religion,” Said Timmermans.
“The Constitution is Beyond Question for Me. And Freedoms must absolutely be Guaranteeed,” replies replies. He refuses to Elaborate Further on Wilders’ Words.
Wilders is the first to interrupt. The Prime Minister Emphasized in His Introduction, Among Other Things, The Importance of Respect for Each Other and Making Compromises, and Wilders Wants To Continue on That Point. He mainly uses this to proclaim the points important to his party: migration and state security. By constantly look to the middle, Too Little Happens, Accordination to the PVV Member.
SHOOF Indicates That He is Looking At All Parties, From Left To Right, And Reports That His Earlier Call is not only aimed at the house but also at society. “I hope that we treat each other with respect both here and in society.”
Schoof is Increasingly Concerned about Growing Polariazation “If we Lose the Willingness to Listen to Each Other and Dialogue is Exchanged for Black-and-White Positions, We Are Moving Further and Further Away from Home,” Says Schoof. In HIS introduction, the Indicates That He is Increasingly Concerned about Growing Polariazation. He sees it as an issue of society, but also or politics.
The Prime Minister is here. He will first address the questions that have legs asked about the budget memorandum. At the end, he will also Answer Questions about Gaza. It is expected that this Will Still Spark a Heated Debate.
The Government Members Are Already Ready, But Schoof is not there, so it’s still a bit of a wait.
The Debate Continues. It is the Turn of Outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof to Respond to Questions Asked by Members of Parliament.
Eerdmans (Ja21) is Ready. This mean that the first part of the house is over. There will now be lunch until 1:30 pm. After that, it is the turn of outgoing prime minister Schoof, who has recestions.
Heated Clash about Ja21 Plan to Drill Again in Groningen Eerdmans Clashes Significantly with SP Member Jimmy Dijk When it comes to his plans to Ropen the Gas Fields in Groningen. “Totally Unreliable,” Dijk Shouts at Eerdmans. “If you start talking about trust in politics, start here!”
A Parliamentary Inquiry Committee Ruled Earlier That The Suffering of Groningen Residents in the Earthquake Area Has Been “Systematically Ignored” And That The Netherlands Has A “Debt of Honor” To Those People. The Government had Already Promised to Close the Gas Fields in Groningen, Among Other Things.
JA21 WILDS TO ROOPEN Those Fields Because, Accordance to Eerdmans, The Netherlands Has Become Too Dependent on Russian Gas. “I think it’s a blunder to keep the wells closed forever.” He Underlines the Conclusions of the Inquiry Committee, He Believe. “Before we put a drill in the ground, we will first compensate the affected people.”
The Plan also Receives Strong Criticism from D66, GL-PvdA, and BBB. “It’s not about the money,” Emphasizes van der Plas. “It’s about trust in The Government.”
Eerdmans and van der Plas Clash about guesthouses BBB Leader van der Plas Tries to Corner Eerdmans on Pensions. She Emphasizes That He Voted Against Chamber Member Agnes Joseph’s Proposal This Year to Give People A Say In The Transfer of Their Money To The New System. BBB Voted in favor of the proposal at the time, which was also strongly discouraged by the cabinet.
“I voted Against Chaos,” Says Eerdmans, Who was Previously Against the Introduction of the New System. “Changing the rules halfway through was not a good idea accordance to anyone.”
Accordance to experts, The Proposal would indeed Cause Great Chaos and Possible Cost Billions because the New Pension System had introduced Already Been.
Joseph Has Since Switched from NSC to BBB.
Eerdmans Appreciates What the Cabinet Has Done the Last Speaker on The List is JA21 LEADER Joost Eerdmans. He pointss out that his party appreciates What has happened under the Schoof Cabinet, Such as Mintining the excise Duty Discount on Petrol, Scrapping the CO2 Levy, and the Extra Money for Prisons. JA21 HAS ALSO OFTEN Presented itself as a constructive opposition party in the past year.
He is less happy with the tax relief, which he calls “mainly incidental”. He is also dissatisfied with the asylum policy: his party would have preferred to have scrapped the distribution law alreaty.
Dassen: ‘Close Tata and Build a City’ Volt Leader Dassen is the second to last speaker. He’s pleads for the closure of Tata Steel. Accordance to Dassen, dst is “the symbol of that old industry.” The Cabinet Wants To Make The Steel Factory More Sustainable with A Plan. The Costs Could Amount to Around 3 Billion Euros. Volts WIMS to use that money for a ‘Tata City’. “With Prospects for Employees with Future-proof Jobs for Green Business and For New, Sustainable Homes with Space for Starters,” Said Dassen.
Bikker Wants a fixed term for the house of representatives currently it is “a mess” in the Hague, Says Cu Leader Mirjam Bikker. “What an incredible bath business card we have delivered. It is time to take responsibility.”
Bikker Points Out In Her Speaking Time That In Other Countries The Parliament Does Sit Out The Term. In The Netherlands, this also Applies to Municipal Councils and the Provincial States. It is Therefore Strange that Does Not Apply to the House of Representatives, Accordination to Bikker, Who Will Soon Submit A Motion “for a fixed term for the house of representatives”.
In The Election Program of Cu, the Desire That The House of Representatives is No Longer Automatically Dissolved when a Government Falls. The party would also like the king to have a role again in the formation, but a motion calling for this previously did not receive a majority. Bikker Already Announces That She Will Make Another Attempt To Get That Majority After The Elections.
It is going fast compared to Wednesday’s debate. There are no more interruptions. Stoffer is the third speaker. For the SGP Member, Three Points Are Important: Life, Family and A Safe Society. He ends his contribution by reading psalm 23: “The Lord is My Shepherd.”
Lidewij de Vos Takes the Floor as the Second speaker. The New Leader of FvD Comes Across As Calmer Than Her Predecessor and Party Chairman Thierry Baudet, But She Does ProClaim the Typical FvD Sound. The Party Wants To Leave the European Union and Completely Stop the Nitrogen Policy and Asylum Reception. She also Emphasizes That Her Party Wants to Promote Remigration.
‘Afraid that the Government has leg poisoned by Netanyahu’ Gaza is mentioned. PvdD is one of the most outspoken parties on this topic. Ouwehand does not understand Why the Netherlands is Doing So Little to Stop the Violence. The United Nations Concluded This Week Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza. As an Ally of Israel, The Netherlands is Doing Too Little To Stop This, Accordination to Ouwehand. “The Netherlands is The Fourth Largest Investor in Israel,” She Says.
“The Palestinians are SEEN LESS THAN people by the Netanyahu Government. I am afraid that that narrative has also Poisoned the Dutch Government,” Says Ouwehand. “We are oblige to put an end to that announced genocide. To the deliberate starvation of the population and the deliberate shooting of children.”
Ouwehand: ‘It is your duty to speak out’ Pvdd Leader Ouwehand Has Started the Debate That Started Yesterday. “It is your duty to speak out when people are bee dismissed as second-class citizens. It is your duty when an ally is committing genocide in gaza.”
Ouwehand interviewed pussy riot last week at her parties congress. The activist Russian Pop Group Has Openly Criticized Russian President Putin. For this, some members had to be sent to a penal colony. But as soon as they were released, the protests Against Putin Were immediately resumed. Always Keep Speaking Out Against The Weakest in Society, is Ouwehand’s Message.
Caretaker Prime Minister Schoof is Putting the Finishing Touches to his speak Text for Today’s Debate on Thorsday Morning.
PVV Leader Geert Wilders had a striking Role on Wednesday. He Dominated the Debate on Wednesday for Hours as the First Speaker. But after that he did not get up once to ask the other party leaders anything. The PVV is excluded by the VVD, CDA, D66 and GL-PvdA, Among Others, which makes Makes Cabinet Partipation Rather Complicated Again.
Many party leaders blamed Wilders for the fact that he, as the largest party in a Coalition, did not achieve anything, and now criticizes for the fact that nothing is happening.
So far, that attitude does not hurt Wilders. In a Poll published on Wednesday Evening by Ipsos I&O, The PVV is by far Virtualy The Largest. In The Same Poll, it is also striking that the advance or JA21 continues. The Party is Virtualy Close to the VVD and D66.
Things Have Been Difficult Between Timmermans (GL-PvdA) and VVD Member Dilan Yesilgoz for Months. The two party leaders make no secret of the fact that they do not want to negotiate with each other. The Two Do Not Find Each Other, Especiate on Asylum Measures. Althegh the real distance on this subject is not as great as they are pretending.
The CDA is comfortably in Between here. Althegh Party Leader Bontenbal was somewhat more forced on Wednesday to indicate a direction. He also recedived some criticism about his ‘freedom contribution’, which in practice is a tax increase for defense spending. The CDA is Having Research Done Into WHETER CAN BE DOON via A HIGHER VAT. That would mean more exensive groceries.
Much Attention was a paid to which alliances could already be made. Party Leaders Have Been Busy Expressing Their Preferences for a Possible Future Coalition in The Past Week.
The VVD Even Made A Commercial About It. If the liberals have their way, they will negotiate with bbb, ja21 and d66. But That Option Seems Dead and Buried Even Before It Has Been SeriOutly Considered. D66 Leader Hinted on Wednesday that he did not see anything in a right-wing cabinet.
Good morning! The Debate Will Resume Today at 10:15 am.
It already Became clear on Wednesday morning that the debate would run until well after midnight. That is why it was decided to continuous part of it today. PvdD, FVD, SGP, CU, Volt and Ja21 Will Still Speak.
After that, Prime Minister shoved May Answer the Questions Asked. There Were Not Many, because Party Leaders Mainly Looked at Each Other. The Cabinet Has Fallen for the second time and relies on only 32 seats in the house of representatives. With the elections in sight, it is campaign-technically emarter to focus on each other.