THE  NETHERLANDS  

TABLE  OF  CONTENT  

1. What  are  we  talking  about?  

2.  The  Stereotypes  3.  The  Netherlands:  Facts  &  Figures  4.  History  5.  PoliEcs  6.  Role  in  the  European  Union  

KINGDOM  OF  NETHERLANDS  NETHERLANDS    HOLLAND  What  are  we  talking  about?  

NETHERLANDS  [1]  

•  41,848  km2  

•  Land  60%  under  sea  level  

•  Highest  877m  (Saba)  •  Lowest  -­‐7m  

Capitol   Amsterdam  

Language   Dutch  

Inhabitants   16.6  mio  

HOLLAND  [2][3]  

•  2  Provinces  of  the  Netherlands  (12  total)  

•  “Holland”  disliked  •  Most  populated  and  richest  provinces  

North   South  

Capitol   Haarlem   The  Hague  

Inhabitants   2.6  mio   3.5  mio  

North  

South  

CARIBBEAN  NETHERLANDS  [4]  

•  Oct  2010,  dissoluEon  of  Netherlands  AnElles  

•  Special  municipaliEes  •  Vote  for  Dutch  and  EU  parliament  

•  NOT  part  of  the  EU  Bonaire  

Saint  EustaEus  Saba  

Language   Dutch  

Inhabitants   18  000  

KINGDOM  OF  THE  NETHERLANDS  [5]  

Aruba  

Sin  Maarten  

Curaçao  

Netherlands  

Caribbean  Netherlands  

Netherlands  

Amsterdam  

Sin  Maarten  

Philipsburg  

Curaçao  

Willemstad  

Aruba  

Oranjestad  

Kingdom  of  the  Netherlands  [5]  

Bonaire  

Kralendijk  

Saba  

The  BoFom  

Saint  EustaKus  

Oranjestad  

Carib

ean  NL   Special  MunicipaliEes  •  Speak  Dutch  •  AdministraEon  mainly  local  •  Not  part  of  the  EU  •  Vote  for  Dutch  and  EU  parliament  

Equal  partners  in  the  Kingdom  •  Independent  countries  •  Speak  Dutch  (Papiamento,  English)  •  Not  part  of  the  EU  •  Former  Netherlands  AnElles  

THE  STEREOTYPES  Typical  Dutch  

THE  NETHERLANDS:  FACTS  &  FIGURES  

NETHERLANDS  &  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION  

PopulaKon  [6]   16.6  mio.   501  mio.  

GDP  per  capita  [7]   131%   100%  

Growth  rate  [8]   2.4%   2.1%  

InflaKon  [9]   2.0%   3.1%  (2.7%)  

Unemployment  [10]   4.2%   9.9%  

ETHNIC  GROUPS  [11]  

Dutch  background    

79%  

Non-­‐western  background    

11%  

Western  background  (excluding  Dutch)  9%  Others  

1%  

RELIGION  [12]  

None,  42%  

Catholic,  30%  

Protestant,  11%  

Calvinist,  6%  

Muslim,  6%  Others,  5%  

ECONOMY  [13]  

•  TransportaEon  services  •  Ships  &  PrinEng  

•  Flowers,  Vegetables  &  Fishing  

•  Natural  Gas  •  Tourism  

2%  24%  

74%  

GDP  (2007)  

Agruculture  

Industry  

Services  

HISTORY  Important  milestones  since  the  2nd  world  war  

AFTER  THE  2ND  WORLD  WAR  1953  Dutch  Flood  disaster  1960  Benelux  treaty  1983  The  Polder  model  (Consents-­‐orientaEon)  2005  Failed  EU  Referendum  Oct  2010  DissoluEon  of  the  Netherlands  AnElles    

CULTURE  [1][3][14]  Painters,  Architects,  ScienEsts    and  Philosophers  

REMBRANDT  The  Storm  on  the  Sea  of  Galilee   Night  Watch  

VAN  GOGH  Starry  night   Self-­‐Portrait  with  a  straw  hat  

JOHANNES  VERMEER  Girl  with  a  Pearl  Earring   The  Milkmaid  

ARHITECTURE  Rietveld  Schröder  House   Kreizergracht  in  Amsterdam  

CHRISTIAAN  HUYGENS  •  Astronomer,  MathemaEcian  &  Physicist  (17th  century)  

•  Telescopic  development  •  Discovery  of  the  rings  of  Saturn  

•  Centrifugal  force  •  Infinitesimal  calculus  

ERASMUS  VON  ROTTERDAM  •  Humanist  and  Philosopher    (15th  &  16th  century)  

•  150  books  &  2000  legters  •  Engraved  the  LaEn  language  in  Europe  

•  ERASMUS  program  •  Erasmus  University  in  Rogerdam  

CULTURE  

•  PHILIPS  invented  first  CD  •  Microscope  invented  in  NL  •  Architecture,  music,  literature  •  EducaEon  is  the  biggest  expenditure  of  the  domesEc  budget  [15]  

•  1000  museums  (highest  density)  

POLITICS  [16]  NaEonal,  InternaEonal  and  their  role  in  the  European  Union  

INTERNATIONAL  

•  Member  of:  EU,  UN,  NATO,  OPCW,  OECD  &  WTO  •  The  Hague  as  “The  world’s  legal  Capital”  [17]  

•  Four  commitments:  Ø  TransatlanTc  relaTons  Ø  European  integraTon  Ø  InternaTonal  development  Ø  InternaTonal  Law  

NATIONAL  

•  Parliamentary  monarchy  (ConsociaEonalism)  •  Elected  Parliament  since  1848  •  10th  most  democraEc  country  [18]  

•  Very  liberal  policies  

Prime  Minister  Mark  Ruge  

Queen  Beatrix  Armgard    

Prince  Wilhelm-­‐Alexander  

Armgard    

NATIONAL  -­‐  ACTUAL  DEVELOPMENT  

•  Movement  of  populists  of  the  right  wing  •  2002  murderer  of  Pim  Fortuyn  (poliEcian)  •  2004  murderer  of  Theo  van  Gogh  (film  maker)  •  Debate  about  integraEon  •  Stricter  regulaEons  for  drug  use  •  Since  June  2010  VVD*  strongest  party  

*  People's  Party  for  Freedom  and  Democracy    

GENERAL  ROLE  IN  THE  EU  

„  The  European  Union  is  the  most  important  cornerstone  of  the  Dutch  foreign  policy.  “  [19]    

•  Net  Contributor  •  2nd  strongest  exporEng  EU-­‐Country  •  Rogerdam,  Europe’s  “gate  to  the  world”  •  Democracy  and  liberty  in  the  EU  •  Open  for  new  member  states  •  Great  commitment  (military,  foreign  aid)  

EU  -­‐  ACTUAL  DEVELOPMENT  

•  CriEc  against  East  enlargement  •  Enlarge  Dutch  influence  in  the  EU  •  Focus  on  domesEcally  topics  (murderer  of  Pim  Fortuyn  in  2002)  

•  “NO”  to  the  consEtuEonal  contract  in  2005  •  SkepEcal  opinion  against  the  EU  •  Against  membership  of  Turkey  

SUMMARY  What  did  we  learn?  

THE  NETHERLANDS  

•  One  of  the  smallest  &  richest  countries  in  the  EU  •  Long  history  •  Rich  cultural  spectrum  •  Very  open-­‐minded  people  (social,  liberal  &  democraEc)  

•  Queen  +  parliament  •  Strong  believe  in  the  EU  

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