THE HAGUE - Official consultations between the Netherlands and Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten about the conditions that The Hague has set for new corona loans have not yet led to the prospect of a breakthrough.
The countries have each proposed adjustments, but according to insiders, the Netherlands is only prepared to meet the wishes in minor areas, such as clarifying formulations that can be explained in more detail.
However, the Netherlands refuses to make concessions regarding essential elements of the conditions package. Civil servants from the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations would be open to alternatives, but only if they yield the same result: structurally manageable public finances and a resilient economy with a well-functioning labor market. The Netherlands certainly does not wish to lose sight of the supervision by a 'Caribbean reform entity'.
The source of the discussions, according to the sources, is that despite the repeated advice from the Financial Supervision Board, the countries do not have their financial management in order, so that there are doubts about the numerical substantiation of counter-proposals.