WILLEMSTAD.- Holland is working together with the Governments of Curaçao and Aruba to reach a concrete improvement. For example, to ensure that more Dutch companies show interest in investing in Curaçao and Aruba. This is what King Willem-Alexander said yesterday in his speech.

Each year the Government of the Netherlands presents its most important plans for the following year during the Prinsjesdag. It is tradition that the Head of State, King or Queen, read the text in ‘Troonrede’.

Along with the plans for Dutch entrepreneurs who have to invest in Curaçao and Aruba, King Willem-Alexander also explained that the Netherlands will give money to Aruba as aid for young people.

At the same time, the Rutte government presented its vision on other topics.

It was mentioned that within the framework of the Dutch Kingdom the reconstruction of St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba as high priority, after the passage of two devastating hurricanes Irma and María in the year 2017. In the next years Holland will have 600 million Euros free that will be more or less 1,200 million florins, to finance the reconstruction of these islands.

It was also emphasized the important role the Coastguards has to control the migration and maintenance of the law at sea. The Dutch Government will take concrete measures to reduce poverty on the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. According to King Willem-Alexander: "With this we continue helping each other in the kingdom."