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DC Webinar on the Dutch Elections
March 17, 2021 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
The NAF DC chapter and the American Enterprise Institute will co-host a webinar on the Dutch elections
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:30pm – 5pm
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s cabinet, his third, resigned in January in the wake of new revelations concerning a long-running scandal involving the tax agency’s handling of childcare benefits. Conveniently, a general election had already been set for March 17. While the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has taken center stage during the campaign, the election results will have important implications for a range of other issues, including environmental policy and Dutch attitudes toward the European Union.
Will Prime Minister Rutte’s center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy be able to stare down the wide range of other parties that flourish in the Dutch proportional-representation system? Join AEI, the Netherland-America Foundation, and a panel of experts for a discussion of the election as the results come in.
LIVE Q&A: Submit questions to Philip.Hoxie@aei.org or on Twitter with #AskAEIEcon.
Agenda
3:30 PM
Welcome:
Stan Veuger, Resident Scholar, AEI
3:32 PM
Opening remarks:
André Haspels, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States
3:40 PM
Panel discussion
Panelists:
Shawn Crowley, Director, Office of Western European Affairs, US Department of State
Catherine E. De Vries, Professor of Political Science, Bocconi University
Matt Steinglass, Europe Correspondent, The Economist
Moderator:
Stan Veuger, Resident Scholar, AEI
4:45 PM
Q&A
5:00 PM
Adjournment