Dutch firms have direct investments worth €177bn in the UK, earning over €9bn in 2013, equivalent to almost
1.5% of Dutch GDP.(1) Unilever has headquarters in Rotterdam and London. Royal Dutch Shell is headquartered in
the Hague, but incorporated in the UK. Philipps has manufacturing, sales and research operations in the UK.(2)
The Netherlands exported €42bn in goods and €7bn in services in 2013, running a surplus of €6.8bn.(3) It has
among the most intensive financial sector links to the UK with bank loans from Britain totalling €236bn in 2014.(4)
Major Dutch banks such as ING have substantial operations in the UK. While Amsterdam may take business from
London following Brexit, the disruption to Dutch banks and businesses would be substantial.
The Netherlands is closely aligned with the UK in many EU policy debates. Both favour less regulation, more
liberal markets, and opening up external trade. They have, for example, collaborated closely on the better
regulation agenda, with the UK promoting the Dutch model in the face of French, Italian and Spanish resistance.
The Netherlands is vulnerable to the potential political consequences of Brexit. Dissatisfaction with the EU has
been growing with just over a quarter of the population viewing the EU negatively. The strongly eurosceptic PVV
may seek to capitalise on the political fallout from Brexit. The party won over 15% of the vote in the 2010
parliamentary elections, although is support fell back to 10% in 2012.
Even dat artikel globaal aan 't lezen, ben nu niet thuis. Maar als ik 't zo zie kan 't dus wel redelijk impact hebben op ons kleine landje...
Vanavond(hele weekend) ga ik het helemaal lezen, tijd te veel
https://www.global-counse...nsel_Impact_of_Brexit.pdf