At the Press Conference of the Government of Aruba on Monday morning, the Prime Minister explained at length about the various proposals that Aruba sent to the Netherlands through letters addressed on the level of governments, to the Secretary of State Alexandra van Huffelen.
THE LETTER OF AUGUST 31, 2003 SENT TO SECRETARY OF STATE ALEXANDRA VAN HUFFELEN:
In the letter from the Government of Aruba on the level of Government, dated August 31, 2023, sent to Secretary of State Alexandra van Huffelen, the Government presented a new option, a “main points of agreement”. In this letter also, the Government showed that on the dates of August 29, 30 and 31, there were already discussions that took place on the latest proposal that the Netherlands also rejected at the level of government officials. However, later, in a letter dated September 16, 2023, Secretary of State van Huffelen indicated that she is willing to conduct discussions with the Government of Aruba on this proposal.
This is the hybrid solution. This proposal is currently on the table and has been on the discussion table for long, while all the others have been rejected very quickly. While this proposal was initially rejected at the government’s official level, it was not rejected at the governmental level. This option, a hybrid direction, in which there are some aspects in the national ordenance of Aruba, and some in a Kingdom’s Law. With this, the Netherlands would have a hold in some things and the Parliament would have its autonomy within the national ordenance. On September 7, Parliament came up with motions and indicated that the Kingdom Law has to be taken off the table and the Government has to continue negotiating in the hybrid direction.
Aruba has a serious negotiation team. During the negotiations since June 2022, Aruba has presented several proposals, some at the level of government officials, and later some at the government level. Whatever the case, the community of Aruba can be sure that the Government will continue to look for the best alternative for Aruba. The Kingdom Law for Financial Supervision is not good for Aruba, and all the advices on this law is negative. The Government of Aruba continues to seek the best balance for the entire community,” the Prime Minister said.