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NL Letter to the informateur: International solidarity in the coalition agreement
The Hague, 23 June 2021
The corona crisis has once again demonstrated our global dependency. This calls for our solidarity. We must now commit to a sustainable global recovery. That means tackling growing inequality with the aim of a better future for future generations. This requires ambitious international policies. OS has a crucial role in tackling climate change and promoting democracy, human rights and fair trade systems. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) guide this nationally and internationally.
Let Me Say This - Evgenija Janakieska
Video: EU integration
Meet Evgenija Janakieska! Watch the fourth video in the Let Me Say This series, this month with Evgenija Janakieska.
A minimum tax rate for businesses: is this G7 plan the right one?
"A tipping point", "historic agreement", and a "sweeping overhaul of global tax system": last weekend, on 5 June, the finance ministers of the G7 countries reached an agreement on a minimum tax rate of 15% for companies. For years, the risk of a 'race to the bottom' has been lurking, with countries competing with ever lower taxes and ways to evade tax. All for a good business location climate for companies. Such a minimum tax rate is likely to stop this development. Yet not everyone is reacting positively to the agreement.
Let Me Say This - Milka Yemane
Video: Migration & Diaspora
Meet Milka Yemane! Watch the third video in the Let Me Say This series, this month with Milka Yemane.
Belarus a country to live in
Following the falsified 9 August 2020 election results, people in Belarus took to the streets en masse to demonstrate against Aleksandr Lukashenko's autocratic regime. Due to extreme police brutality and numerous arrests, demonstrations with hundreds of thousands of participants slowly turned into smaller local protests. Yuri Stylski, musician from Brest: 'I was invited to play in a residential area in the autumn. There were many families with children. In the afternoon, a theatre group performed a play. In the evening, I was playing a few songs when someone shouted, "The beachcombers are there, quick away!" One of the residents hid me in his flat just until they had left again. Of course, they knew where to find me anyway. The police organised crime department forced me to sign a protocol stating that I would no longer act. Since then, we have only done live streams.'
Let Me Say This - Hend Mgaeith
Video: Youth Empowerment
Meet Hend Mgaieth! Watch how Hend Mgaieth brings about change for a more equal and just society in the second "Let Me Say This" video.
Produced in cooperation with Makmende Media each video starts with the words "Let Me Say This...".
Video: Political Café The World After COVID-19
Political Café The World After COVID-19: on the distribution of vaccines and the growing (in)equality in the world.
Moderated by Kiza Magendane with:
➡ Bert Koenders, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs;
➡ Marc Kaptein, Country Medical Director at Pfizer Netherlands;
➡ Mariëlle Bemelmans, Wemos director;
➡ Zainab Usman, Director of the Africa Programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
➡ Kirsten van den Hul, Member of Dutch Parliament;
➡ Faten Aggad, senior advisor to the African Union High Representative on Future Relations with the European Union;
➡ Bernice Chukwumba, programme assistant at WECF International
Let Me Say This - Bohdan Ferens
Video: Democracy
This February we, together with the Forum of European Progressive Studies, launched the first video of the new project "Let Me Say This". This month's changemaker is Bohdan Ferens!
Produced in cooperation with Makmende Media each video starts with the words "Let Me Say This...".
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The impacts of climate change in Africa
Last Monday, we were live on Facebook with Andrew Mambondiyani, Hala Burma, Irene Dankelman, Laurie van der Burg and Kirsten Meijer to discuss the impacts of climate change on the African continent. Why is that African people are hit so hard by climate change? What is the impact they see and feel? What can we do in the Netherlands to support these people? And why is it so important to also look at gender in this regard?
