Tag: Netherlands
In a continent of shrinking and aging populations, a select group of nations stands out for a different reason: stability. This infographic highlights the European countries – including major economies like France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – that are projected to see their populations remain roughly the same by the year 2100. For these countries, the powerful drivers of net migration and relatively stable birth rates are projected to carefully offset the continent-wide trend of demographic decline.
Additional defense spending will not lead to economic growth in the Netherlands. Most of the money invested in the sector in the coming years will go towards new equipment that must be sourced from abroad. Thus, this spending does not remain in the Netherlands, according to a study by the Central Planning Bureau (CPB).
They appear to have forgotten the great European wars that originated in the heart of the continent.
Europe’s current political competition has become a theater of opposites that also sustain one another.
