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Developments and letters

September 2023 - ...

On September 24, 2023, I give parliament my opinion on how collective bargaining agreements are handled in education in the Netherlands.

On Oct. 12, 2023, I write a short, angry bill about how, after thirteen years, the cabinet still has no intention of neatly addressing poverty in Carabbean Netherlands.

On Nov. 18, 2023, I will write a letter about the small, miniscule steps reluctantly taken on the long road to a unified Netherlands.

On December 11, 2023, I will write a bill with the message Caribbean Netherlands is also the Netherlands to the newly installed House of Representatives (and thus also to the newly formed Kingdom Relations Committee).

On January 23, 2024, I am writing a letter to the members of Statia's Island Council on developments regarding WOLBES and FINBES.

On March 4, 2024, I am writing a letter to the members of the Island Council and to the Commissioners of St. Eustatius regarding representation in the European Netherlands.

On 12 april 2024, I write a letter to the Committee on Kingdom Relations of the House of Representatives about the "abuses" on St. Eustatius: healthcare, intra-island traffic and the issue of comply or explain.

On May 2, 2024, I will write a letter about "comply or explain" and the reluctance to widely implement this policy as far as the legal infrastructure in the European and Caribbean Netherlands is concerned.