The Netherlands

The Netherlands.


8 superior charts on Dutch economy 2007 - 2012 (by Scott Barber/Reuters)


Dec 11th According to an interview today, Sunday with Dutch finance minister De Jager rules have now to be changed in the way that:


National parliaments must provide numbers of future budgets to European commission where they will be checked. And if they are over the predefined limit automatic sanctions will be imposed UNLESS some 85% of EZ member votes stop those.


30 new laws on bank recap and enhanced regulation were announced.


He didn't elaborate much on the growth part of the "big summit" ...only that he referred to the Eurozone plus package.


Dec 13th Dutch central planning agency: Netherlands in recession now. GDP will shrink 0,5% in 2012. Budget deficit will reach 4,1%, unemployment will rise (link in dutch)


Translated articles:
CPB: "Financial transaction tax not efficient"
Berlin, Helsinki and The hague to strengthen IMF
Nov 25th 2011 The handling of the euro crisis must be quicker
Nov 21st 2011 De Jager: „If you have savings, spend them“
British research institute investigates return of guilder on behalf of PVV
Nov 20th 2011 CPB: little extra prosperity by Euro
ECB and IMF looking for crisis solutions
Dec 22nd 2011 The coup of Knot (president dutch central bank)
Dutch household debt