Rutte: Hopefully in mid-December something of relaxation | Inland

Vaccines play a big part in the debate. The VVD kicks off the corona debate with the idea of ​​making vaccination compulsory indirectly. Member of Parliament Hayke Veldman points out that to curb the spread of the virus, about 70% of the population must be vaccinated. The idea for a vaccination obligation did not come out of the blue for the liberals: party chairman Klaas Dijkhoff already suggested a vaccination obligation for children in childcare two years ago.

The cabinet promised to come up with a vaccination strategy earlier. D66 Member of Parliament Antje Diertens wants to know whether the logistics surrounding the distribution of vaccines are already in order. “For example, have the freezers needed to store the vaccine already been purchased?” SP leader Lilian Marijnissen also took advantage of this. She asks the cabinet for a guarantee that these preconditions can be created.

‘Youth news’

PVV leader Geert Wilders denounces the unpredictability of the corona policy. “The Netherlands not only wants to know how we can celebrate Sinterklaas and Christmas, but also what the year 2021 will look like. And then no patronizing texts, but a clear and clear story, ”said Wilders, referring to the press conference of Prime Minister Rutte and Minister of Health De Jonge a day earlier. “It seemed like you were watching the Youth News.”

The GL leader actually gave the cabinet “compliments for the clear press conference”. He is also asking the cabinet for more perspective. Klaver fears that Dutch people who think they can normally celebrate Christmas will come home from a rude awakening: “In crisis situations such as these it is important to give hope, and if that is not possible, it is important to tell them in time.”

Entrepreneurs ‘tureluurs’ from Routemap

PvdA leader Lodewijk Asscher again criticized the Cabinet’s Roadmap, which according to Rutte can only be read in one direction. “Entrepreneurs are in a nutshell. Your company will be closed by order of the government. Between nose and lips it will be extended until mid-December, and yesterday it was tacitly extended until mid-January. ”

“There are route maps everywhere in Europe,” says Rutte. “But reality cannot always be molded to the Roadmap.” As the pandemic forms, we are gaining new insights, says the prime minister. “You can’t call the virus and say, do you agree with the Roadmap?”

Why it is simply not possible to take a step back in the Roadmap, according to Rutte, because of the occupation of hospital beds. “It is lagging behind the infections.” The prime minister reiterated that “hopefully” something can be said about easing in mid-December.

Various party leaders attacked Rutte on the split in the cabinet: the ‘care block’ of Rutte, De Jonge and State Secretary Van Ark versus the economic block of the ministers Wiebes (Economic Affairs), Hoekstra (Finance) and Koolmees (Social Affairs). The two blocks are regularly at odds with each other internally, and something from that conflict seeps out every now and then. “In the greatest post-war crisis, it would be crazy if there were no discussions,” Rutte dismissed that criticism.

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