{"id":2963,"date":"2014-09-17T09:32:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T09:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2014-09-17T09:32:24","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T09:32:24","slug":"prinsjesdag-2014-instability-but-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/prinsjesdag-2014-instability-but-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Prinsjesdag 2014 &#8211; instability, but also hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, September 16, was <em>Prinsjesdag <\/em>(Prince&#8217;s Day)! It is held every year on the third Tuesday of September. This year is special, but only in the sense that the <em>Koninkrijk <\/em>exists for 200 years, and thus all traditions of this day were held for the 200th time. <em>Koning Willem-Alexander <\/em>read out the <em>troonrede <\/em>(throne speech, or speech from the throne) in the <em>Ridderzaal <\/em>(Hall of Knights) in <em>Den Haag<\/em> (The Hague). The day is about the <em>begroting <\/em>(budget) for the coming year, and the long-term ideas of the <em>regering <\/em>(government). However, in the <em>troonrede<\/em>, the <em>koning <\/em>also emphasized the unstable situations in the world, and that they should not find roots in the Netherlands. After the speech, as tradition so desires, the speaker of the <em>Eerste Kamer <\/em>(the First Chamber: the Dutch Senate) shouts &#8220;<em>leve de koning!<\/em>&#8221; (Long live the king!) upon which everybody present responds &#8220;<em>Hoera! Hoera! Hoera!<\/em>) (hurray!).<\/p>\n<p>The 2014\u00a0<em>Troonrede<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Troonrede 2014\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PYhkSPH0oDc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <em>miljoenennota <\/em>(budget memorandum, literally memorandum of millions), which found its name back in time when the government was handling millions instead of billions, draws up the financial plans of the government for the coming year. Along with it comes the <em>begroting <\/em>(budget). Just like in the past few years, it had leaked before <em>Prinsjesdag<\/em>. On the day itself, the <em>minister van financi\u00ebn <\/em>(secretary of finance) takes the <em>miljoenennota <\/em>to the Parliament in the (in)famous <em>koffertje <\/em>(case) that says <em>&#8220;Derde dinsdag in september&#8221;<\/em>. There, the <em>minister<\/em> explains the <em>miljoenennota <\/em>before the <em>Tweede Kamer <\/em>(the Second Chamber: the Dutch House of Representatives). The main points are that the <em>gemiddelde Nederlander <\/em>(average Dutchman) will have a bit more money to spend, and that <em>defensie <\/em>(defense) will have a higher budget as well.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the political and financial importance of this day, it also shows a lot of glamour and splendor. <em>Willem-Alexander <\/em>arrives at the <em>Ridderzaal <\/em>in the <em>Gouden Koets <\/em>(Golden Carriage) together with his wife <em>M\u00e1xima<\/em> in the vintage fashion of centuries ago. During their tour through Den Haag, people are standing along the road, waving and cheering for their king. And at the end of the day, the <em>balkonsc\u00e8ne <\/em>must still happen. After the <em>koning <\/em>left the <em>Ridderzaal<\/em>, he traditionally stands on the balcony of <em>Paleis Noordeinde <\/em>and waves to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leve de Koning!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/391FLG\" aria-label=\"1403379292 018d3322e6 Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"269\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1233\/1403379292_018d3322e6_z.jpg?zz=1\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">De Gouden Koets (Image by FaceMePLS at Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/09\/1403379292_018d3322e6_z-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/09\/1403379292_018d3322e6_z-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/09\/1403379292_018d3322e6_z.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Yesterday, September 16, was Prinsjesdag (Prince&#8217;s Day)! It is held every year on the third Tuesday of September. This year is special, but only in the sense that the Koninkrijk exists for 200 years, and thus all traditions of this day were held for the 200th time. 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