This is undoubtedly good news for Emmanuel Macron, as the French EU presidency approaches.
His Dutch ally, the liberal Mark Rutte, is almost guaranteed to be reappointed in January as Prime Minister of the Netherlands, a post he has held since 2010.
Better still, because of the modification of the political balances, the leader, classified as frugal, will have to be less orthodox in budgetary terms and now pleads for "
the modernization of the growth and stability pact
".
Another convergence between Paris and The Hague, where points of view have come together on a number of subjects in recent years, from the carbon tax at borders to taking the climate into account in trade.
"
There are of course nuances but there is no more frontal opposition
", underlines a diplomat.
"Mister Teflon"
At the end of 271 days of negotiations launched after the legislative elections of March 2021, Mark Rutte succeeded this week in forming a coalition.
The debates…
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