New Cabinet in a New World Order

Date: 09 March
Time: 19:30 - 21:00
Location: Nieuwspoort

The Hague Speaks on the Jetten Cabinet

Unique in the Netherlands: for the first time, a minority cabinet has taken office. No tightly negotiated coalition agreement, but tough negotiations with Jesse Klaver, Joost Eerdmans, and eleven other opposition leaders. What will the Netherlands actually notice from the new plans of D66, CDA, and VVD?

In The Hague Speaks (Haagse Stemmen), Lamyae Aharouay, Edo van der Goot, and Tom-Jan Meeus analyse the honeymoon phase of the Jetten Cabinet. How do Jetten, Bontenbal, and Yeşilgöz keep the chemistry alive? What strategy will they use to secure support from both the left and the right? Or will the campaign for the municipal elections on 18 March immediately sharpen political tensions in The Hague once again?

One thing is clear: after two years of political standstill, there is a widespread hunger for change. From asylum policy to relations with the United States, the challenges facing the new government are enormous. Will this newly appointed team of ministers actually get things done? Will the Netherlands, under Prime Minister Jetten, once again carry real weight in Brussels? Or will ambition dissolve into political infighting in The Hague while the world continues to change at breakneck speed?

In The Hague Speaks, you’ll hear everything about the opportunities and pitfalls facing the new cabinet.

Speakers

Lamyae Aharouay – political reporter, NRC
Edo van der Goot – political journalist, NU.nl
Tom-Jan Meeus – political editor, NRC
Thomas van Zijl – moderator, presenter for Haagsch College and BNR Nieuwsradio