The Senate would also vote on this afternoon Asschers plans to simplify the so-called child arrange

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The Senate has approved a law that an end to the export of allowances to countries outside the European canada revenue agency Union. , Reports news agency Novum. A majority of the VVD, PVV, CDA, Christian Union and SGP voted for the bill this afternoon by Minister of Social Affairs Lodewijk Asscher (PvdA).
The left-wing parties, including Asschers own Labour Party, are against the law, because they think that is contrary to international conventions. Asscher has particularly emphasized the importance canada revenue agency of the law for his negotiations with Morocco on the reduction of benefits canada revenue agency that go to Morocco. The minister called the law last week in the Senate "a powerful tool":
The adoption of the law is a major blow for Asscher, who after eighteen years of discussion with the Senate has gotten his point. His own Labour Party, he could not convince, but opposition party CDA, which was decisive for the outcome of the vote. Parliament wants treaty with Morocco denounce
The Lower House made clear last week the treaty with Morocco that export of social security controls to wish to withdraw if the country continues to refuse to cooperate with the amendment. Under the current canada revenue agency bilateral treaty Dutch Moroccan living in Morocco and entitled to a pension or other social security benefits as much money as in the Netherlands get. The government wants those amounts in Morocco are going down because the cost of living are lower. The Moroccan government, however, refuses canada revenue agency to cooperate.
Asscher wants the treaty not unilaterally because the Netherlands therefore would no longer be able to enforce. Cooperation of Morocco in other areas, such as justice, Under pressure from the House he now it threatens to notice as a final round of negotiations with Morocco in September proves fruitless. He now says the ruling of the Chamber and the outcome of the vote in the Senate, thereby like to use. As pressure Asscher denounce the treaty is an option
Asscher said this afternoon after the Question Time in the House that he "assumes that we are coming out with Morocco," but he did not anticipate the consequences if they do not. Denounce the Convention "is an option," he said in words less fierce than the motion of the House of Representatives last week. Incidentally, it is not certain that the Senate there the same way. "To say a treaty you have to make a law to be adopted. Both Houses" The treaty will certainly not be terminated. Already unilaterally in September canada revenue agency by the Netherlands
The Moroccan government has previously warned of the consequences of stopping or shortening of the allowances for children canada revenue agency in Morocco. Such a change will lead to the Netherlands to their arrival, said the senior official Moroccan Mohammed Bernoussi in February in the TV program canada revenue agency News Hour.
The Senate would also vote on this afternoon Asschers plans to simplify the so-called child arrangements, but that has been postponed by a week. Read more about: Senate child Lodewijk Asscher
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