JA21 wrote that the purchasing power of the Dutch weakened while the government spent more than it received. The party said it advocated for a smaller government, less development aid, and a EU that limited itself to its core tasks. Michiel Hoogeveen discussed this according to JA21 on Business Class. https://t.co/xfXAZyM4Hu #Nederland #Overheid #Economie (translated)
Europe Elects reported that an Ipsos I&O poll in the Netherlands put PRO-G/EFA|S&D at 18% (+1), JA21-ECR and PVV-PfE at 12% (+3 and +1), and D66-RE and VVD-RE at 10% each (-3). CDA-EPP was at 8% (-1), FvD-ESN at 7% (-1), PvdD-LEFT and SP-LEFT at 4% each, 50PLUS-RE, CU-EPP and SGP-ECR at 3% each, DENK-* and Volt-G/EFA at 2% each, BBB-ECR at 1% (-1), and DNA-* at 0%. The changes were compared with 1–2 September 2026. Europe Elects said fieldwork took place on 12–14 October 2026 and the sample included 1,697 people. https://t.co/J69pWARnYm #Nederland #verkiezingen #polls (translated)
Minister Van den Brink defended his asylum plans in the Senate, but is facing new demands from JA21, while VVD leader Yesilgöz is under pressure within his own party and the US is again criticizing the International Criminal Court. #Asielbeleid #Politiek #Podcast (translated)
JA21 stated that neighboring countries had taken strict asylum measures, causing the inflow to decrease according to the party. According to JA21, the Netherlands should not become the destination where people subsequently came. The party urged the cabinet to quickly take additional asylum measures. https://t.co/tnNto3MFhm #asielbeleid #immigratie #veiligheid (translated)
JA21 reported that a motion from the party was adopted calling on the cabinet to prevent more than 140,000 Ukrainians from being able to claim penalties. According to JA21, they would still have to undergo an asylum procedure after a ruling by the European court. The party wrote that the significant backlogs could lead to the Netherlands having to pay penalties if applications were not processed in time. #Oekraïne #asiel #JA21 (translated)
New negotiations are underway in The Hague's politics for a possible agreement with right-wing parties, in which the leaders of JA21 and SGP, Joost Eerdmans and Henk Stoffer, introduce important wish list items such as asylum and abortion, while the coalition of D66, VVD, and CDA tries to find a majority for their budget and tax plans. #Erdmans #SGP #Asielbeleid (translated)
Why should we support the budget? And also, JA21 MP Ingrid Coenradie noted that the minority cabinet currently stands alone. #Volksgezondheid #TweedeKamer #Zorgbeleid (translated)
Meri stated that Stephan van Baarle had not given a substantive answer to a question from JA21 member Ranjith Clemminck about the financing of reparations to descendants of enslaved people. According to her, the intended recipients had never been slaves themselves and did not know anyone who had. She wrote that slavery in the Dutch colonies had been abolished 163 years earlier. Meri found Van Baarle's tone contemptuous and said he had called Clemminck a "greenhorn." She asserted that an elected representative in the Netherlands had the right to ask critical questions and accused Van Baarle of behaving as if he were in Turkey. She also called him a stain on the parliament and used an insulting description for him. https://t.co/51imqS9OlJ #politiek #slavernij #Nederland (translated)
JA21 and SGP demand from the cabinet that municipalities are not forced to accommodate asylum seekers and also want rapid reassessments of Syrians with a temporary residence status and asylum procedures outside the Netherlands. #Asielbeleid #JA21 #SGP (translated)
No one knows what the consequences are. Member of Parliament Ingrid Coenradie (JA21) spoke about "various dark clouds hanging over the market. The cabinet is making savings, but still needs to work out the plans. No one knows what the consequences are. We don't know what we are saying yes to." #Zorgbezuinigingen #TweedeKamer #SophieHermans (translated)
Bas Paternotte wrote that Minister of the Interior Pieter Heerma (CDA) said in sharp words and with a reference to Van Baarle's skin color that Van Baarle should not expect any reparations. According to Paternotte, the motion by Eerdmans (JA21) against reparations for the slavery past remained in full force. #Nederland #Slavernijgeschiedenis #Herstelbetalingen (translated)
JA21 wrote that according to the police website, applicants with a migration background were given priority in the selection for the basic police training if there were more suitable candidates than training places. The party called this unacceptable and stated that ethnicity should not play a role in the selection, which, according to them, should be based on talent, commitment, and suitability. JA21 urged Minister Van Weel (VVD) to immediately end the policy. #Discriminatie #Politiek #Gelijkheid (translated)
JA21 wrote that Van Baarle was in favor of reparations for the legacy of slavery. According to the party, Ranjith Clemminck had asked about the costs, the recipients, and the manner in which the payments would be executed. According to JA21, Van Baarle had referred to him as a "greenhorn" and directed him to a committee for further elaboration. The party described his response as derogatory and stated that it was against reparations. Those who made such a proposal, according to JA21, must provide concrete answers and substantiate the proposal. #herstelbetalingen #slavernijverleden #JA21 (translated)
At this moment, I would not support him yet. This is how JA21 member of parliament Ingrid Coenradie expressed strong criticism of cuts to mental healthcare. "At this moment, I would not support him yet." #ChronischZieken #Zorgkosten #Belastingaftrek (translated)
Caroline van der Plas wrote that PVV, JA21, Group Markuszower, Member Keijzer, SGP, CU, and VVD supported her request for a debate on antisemitism. According to her, there was no majority because other parties did not show up. #antisemitisme #debat #politiek (translated)
JA21 stated that the Netherlands was facing a significant housing shortage and that status holders were given priority in most municipalities, while other home seekers waited for years. The party said that this inequality needed to stop and reported being a co-sponsor of a legislative proposal that prohibited priority based on a residence permit. #woningtekort #JA21 #huisvesting (translated)
Pepijn van Houwelingen wrote that a motion against the increase of the deductible in healthcare was narrowly rejected on Tuesday. According to him, besides the coalition parties, others like JA21 also voted against it. https://t.co/3jvDMXbdsb #zorg #politiek #gezondheid (translated)
Pepijn van Houwelingen wrote that a majority of the House of Representatives, according to him, did not want to rule out that young people would be imprisoned in the future if they did not fill out the Defense survey. According to him, in addition to the coalition parties, the elderly party, CU, SGP, and JA21 had no objections to that either. https://t.co/qqDlTtO73n #Defensie #Jongeren #Politiek (translated)
JA21 stated that other parties were ignoring the causes of increasing homophobia according to the party. The party wrote that it wanted to map those causes and that R. Clemminck had submitted a motion this week to investigate the link between Islam and homophobia. https://t.co/J2YcPUji2t #homohaat #JA21 #onderzoek (translated)
Bas Paternotte wrote that Simon Ceulemans (JA21) said that Maastricht University had an employee who advised students on applying for asylum. Bart van den Brink (CDA) had reportedly called this undesirable and promised to inquire about it with his colleague Rianne Letschert (D66). https://t.co/kZMN3gUNxp #onderwijs #asiel #UniversiteitMaastricht (translated)
