Mystery

The Council of Ministers has launched a rather unique initiative with a large-scale information session for top civil servants about its governing program, the Integrity Chamber and the budget.

What we learned from the report about last Friday’s meeting is that the ministries still have a lot of work to do. First and foremost is the prioritizing of capital investment projects for a combined 30 million guilders.

The second message the civil servants got was that, whatever they do, they have to keep a keen eye on the budget. In other words – no frivolous spending.

What remains is the Integrity Chamber issue. PM Marlin wants discussion, not an instruction but the latter is of course exactly what The Hague brought down on the country.

How this will continue is anybody’s guess. At this moment it is at best a mystery.