The World According to Dutch FM Halbe Zijlstra

Dutch PM Mark Rutte has been on the roll with accusations of Russian disinformation about the MH-17 crash, election meddling and fake news through RT. It took awhile to form a new cabinet after last year's general election, his party nominated its chairman for the task of Foreign Minister. Someone with no experience in diplomacy and foreign affairs. Except of course his meeting with Russia's president Putin in his dacha. Well more or less ...  

○ Dutch Foreign Minister Quits After Lying About Putin Meeting

Although Rutte's best VVD party friend, Halbe Zijlstra faced the exit. No problem though, there is a worthy job waiting at the World Bank I Washington DC ...

○ `Halbe Zijlstra tipped by Rutte as next Dutch World Bank representative'

PM Mark Rutte getting in a rut for his proposal during the formation of a new cabinet coalition, to favour the large internationals (Shell, Unilever, ING Group, DSM Chemie) by abolishing dividend tax for stock holders.

○ Abolishing dividend tax: nice for Shell, unnecessary for the Netherlands - cost €1.4bn a year
○ Officials express doubts on dividend tax abolition in secret memos | NL Times - April 25, 2018 |

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