The Dispute Regulation (Geschillenregeling), a neighborhood/district as an ecosystem focusing on elderly care, and the legacy of slavery are among the main topics that will be addressed.
The PPA faction is currently in the Netherlands to participate in various important meetings within the framework of Tripartite and IPKO, where different topics touching upon the future of the Dutch Kingdom will be discussed among the delegations of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the Netherlands.
Dispute Regulation as the main topic
According to Member of Parliament Eduard Pieters, one of the main topics is the Geschillenregeling (Dispute Regulation), a matter that has been ongoing for many years and holds particular importance for the countries within the Kingdom. During the meetings, the proposed changes and the constitutional process that this law is currently undergoing will be evaluated.
In addition to that, topics such as elderly care will be addressed, looking at possible solutions in the Netherlands, as well as slavery and the legacy of slavery—a topic that they desire to return regularly to the Tripartite and Kingdom agendas, and which will receive attention during these meetings.
HOFA is not on the IPKO agenda
Pieters emphasized that, contrary to what some people might think, the Kingdom Act HOFA (Rijkswet HOFA) is not an official item on the agenda of the Tripartite nor the IPKO meetings.
These meetings have their own agenda and focus, which is primarily on cooperation within the Kingdom and various institutional matters that affect the countries in the Kingdom.
PPA will use the opportunity to hold separate meetings
Although HOFA will not be officially discussed during IPKO, PPA will take advantage of its presence in the Netherlands to hold separate follow-up meetings with various political factions that PPA has met and maintained contact with during the past month of April. According to Pieters, in these bilateral meetings, the main topic will indeed be the Kingdom Act HOFA and the recent advice from the Advisory Council (Raad van Advies).
“We will share the concerns we have and the constitutional arguments that the Advisory Council brought forward, especially regarding Article 38 of the Kingdom Act HOFA,” Pieters stated.
Dialogue before confrontation
PPA indicates that its goal is not to create conflict, but to contribute to a serious and well-informed dialogue regarding the future of the Kingdom and the constitutional position of Aruba.
“We want to hold these deep and necessary conversations with respect and arguments. That is precisely why we are sitting down with different parties, to share information and also hear their point of view,” Pieters expressed.
For PPA, the meetings in the Netherlands represent an important opportunity to engage in profound conversations with each party, to continue defending Aruba’s interests, while at the same time contributing to a Kingdom that functions better and with more mutual respect among all the countries that form part of it.