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17 December 2008

'Thank you bankers, thank you regulators'

Today parliament held a debate with the government on the latter's "autumn finance note". Central to the discussion was the question of the extent to which the government's budget must be readjusted. SP finance spokesman Ewout Irrgang's view is that cutbacks would in present circumstances be ill-advised. He argues instead for investment in the economy. But he aimed his fire also at "failing, grasping, and until recently exceptionally arrogant bankers.”.

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12 December 2008

‘No uncontrolled influx of workers from eastern Europe'

The Netherlands must be left to determine for itself the countries from which it is willing to accept migrant workers without a work permit. Employment Minister Piet Hein Donner must reach an agreement on this at EU level, says SP employment spokesman and Member of Parliament Paul Ulenbelt.

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12 December 2008

The SP in Europe

Current European issues and the SP's approach – Important items on next week's European Parliament Plenary Agenda – Working Time Directive

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12 December 2008

Expression of regret over Rawagede isn't enough

The Dutch ambassador has visited Rawagede to express his regrets over the massacre of innocent civilians in the Indonesian village by Dutch soldiers, an incident which occurred almost sixty years ago. According to Harry van Bommel and Adriaan de Winter, this is insufficient.

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11 December 2008

Environmental rules easy to evade

Fifty percent of waste transport is illegal, the waste dumped in poor African and Asian countries. Laws and regulations are evaded. This problem could be solved by making it compulsory to transform toxic waste substances into non-toxic waste.

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11 December 2008

Greenhouse gas emissions trading: SP supports more ambitious goals

Lower emissions of greenhouse gases - a reduction of 20% by 2020 – will be achieved by means of limits imposed on sectors such as mining and energy generation, and a range of industries. These sectors will be given emission rights, a fraction of which will be traded by auction. The European Commission has proposed making the application of this system subject to stricter rules than is currently the case. The SP wants to see a more ambitious goal: a 40% reduction.

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