Coalition Talk about ‘bed, bath, bread’ only tomorrow – nrc.nl

Labour leader Diederik Samsom during consultations about Turret. Photo ANP / Evert-Jan Daniels

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The coalition agreement on the reception of illegal immigrants will only tomorrow. Would initially the top of VVD and PvdA from 16:00 this afternoon again Turret come together to try again to reach a solution in the so-called “bed, bath, brood’ issue.

VVD and PvdA argued since yesterday afternoon 17.00 – with a short interruption – until tonight 3:30 consultations on a solution to the issue, which the coalition parties disagree. After the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe yesterday a complex, ambiguous ruled on whether Netherlands illegals basic facilities like a dinner, bed, breakfast and clothing should provide, VVD and PvdA should mutually agree on that question. But the parties disagree: the VVD thinks of care contribute to the condition of return must be connected. The PvdA human to anyway to provide a basic form of care.

‘Complicated question

Last night it became clear that the coalition was not even talking about how the government Furthermore, it should with the issue. Prime Minister Rutte spoke of a “complex issue”, which both sides from this afternoon “calmly talk.” Labour Deputy Prime Asscher said this morning after a parliamentary debate that there is no question of a cabinet crisis, but acknowledged that the decision of the Council of Europe, there is one “where you can find very different ways, and where the government is wondering how to them respond “. On whether Asscher expected that there will be a solution today, he said: “I am never deadlines on there, that usually does not make sense.”

There was when the parties tonight regurgitation, a variant table which still had to agree on the details. The solution would amount to about this: yes, there is reception, but it is limited in time until the highest court in the Netherlands ruled on whether the government’s purpose is actually required. Then the VVD can say we did not, but are forced by the courts

Electoral competition

The political reality:. Now has been impossible a quick fix, take the public attention to the topic itself increasing. Just not in the interest of both parties, write our political editors Annemarie Kas and Tom-Jan Meeus today in TVNZ

The magnifier comes so be on the outcome, that VVD and PvdA the growing risk that the two parties who are not well enough to explain to their constituents. [...] So what are the stakes at the beginning of this week was absolutely no coalition crisis, can that thought by the passage of time stand still easily. For the Labour Party is a danger for the VVD also a temptation. A fall of the government on this issue would be unfavorable for the Liberals in the electoral competition with the PVV.