Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander's first speech before Parliament on Prinsjesdag.

"The classic welfare state of the second half of the 20th century in these areas in particular brought forth arrangements that are unsustainable in their current form."

The speech was written for the King by Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government.

Although the King is the sovereign, Queen Maxima was the golden girl today.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-king-willemalexander-declares-the-end-of-the-welfare-state-8822421.html#

http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2720/Nieuws/photoalbum/detail/3511045/465882/0/Prinsjesdag-2013.dhtml

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