THE HAGUE - Aruba is 'scrupulously' implementing the agreements made with the Netherlands to qualify for budget support to get through the corona crisis. A delay has arisen in Curaçao which, according to Undersecretary Knops, is not only due to the change of government:
Knops says that in his letter of June 22 to the Dutch Parliament, he informed the MPs about the decision-making in the Kingdom Council of Ministers of June 18. “I promised to inform you about the implementation report and the implementation agendas with Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.” Knops fulfilled that promise today.
On Friday 25 June, together with the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, Knops established and signed the second implementation agenda of Sint Maarten, which concerns the third quarter of 2021. And on Tuesday June 29, together with the Prime Minister of Aruba, he adopted and signed the third implementation agenda of Aruba, which concerns the third quarter of 2021. Knops presented these to the Dutch Parliament today.
Due to a change of cabinet, no third implementation agenda has yet been drawn up for Curaçao. In the meantime, the Kingdom Council of Ministers has decided that an implementation agenda must be ready no later than 1 August, relating to the period 15 August - 30 September 2021. Curaçao has agreed to this. Knops says he will send the third Curaçao implementation agenda to the Dutch Parliament after it has been adopted.