VCP ANNOUNCES SUPPORT

TOPIC: VCP Announces Support

DATE: 18 May

ACTION FOR YOU: Read De Telegraaf Article Today!

DETAILS: As you know, behind-the-scenes, we on the council are working to discuss our concerns with as many people as will listen. Thanks to so many of you, we have made numerous connections with unions, for-profit and non-profit companies, lobbyists and more. This involves numerous conversations, considerations, and an agreement with parties for confidentiality until they can make decisions that they feel are best for them.

Today, some of the first results of this work have been announced publicly. Specifically, the De Vakcentrale voor Professionals (VCP) has just released a Press Release in which they call for transitional regulation for current recipients of the 30% ruling. In their press release, they note that the policy generally works well, that it generates money for the Dutch economy, and clearly note the value that highly skilled expats bring to the Netherlands. The VCP also argues that the policy, as it stands now, will give the wrong signal for future expats interested in moving to the Netherlands

In today’s De Telegraaf, you can learn more about this support as well as read about the potential legal ramifications of the policy as it is currently proposed. You can view the press release here

OPEN CALL: PROJECT REAL STORIES

TOPIC: What's your story?

DATE: May 16th

ACTION FOR YOU: Submit your story by Sunday, May 20th.

DETAILS: The UENL council are putting together stories for www.adealisadeal.nl about the real people who are affected by this 30% ruling change, and we'd love to hear your story so we can post it here. We believe if you put a face and a story to a person, it will have a huge impact in helping decision makers understand the real-life consequences of their decisions.

Please see word doc in the "Files" section of the Facebook group for details.  Email your story & any pictures to  ashley.vinson@gmail.com. 

PRESS COVERAGE CONTINUES

TOPIC: Press Coverage Continues

DATE: 15 May 2018

ACTION FOR YOU: Read the newest press coverage

DETAILS: We are continuing to get our message out through a variety of press outlets. Today’s coverage can be found in Eindhovens Dagblag and Dispatches Europe. If you have connections to the press, please connect with me (via PM or email j.piotrowski@uva.nl ) so that we can keep sharing our message. For now, take a read – and if you haven’t already, Sign The Petition!