Climate minister Jetten skips climate summit due to tax plan issues

Prime Minister Rob Jetten has cancelled his planned trip to the climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, to focus on domestic political challenges. The decision comes as the government faces difficulties in securing sufficient support for a contentious new tax plan. While Jetten was originally scheduled to depart this Wednesday, he will remain in the Netherlands at least through Thursday afternoon to assist coalition leaders in their negotiations with opposition parties to build the necessary consensus.

Current discussions involve the parliamentary leaders of D66, VVD, and CDA attempting to secure signatures from across the political spectrum. Negotiations have been marked by internal friction, with various leaders criticizing each other's willingness to compromise. Although cabinet members do not play a formal role in these specific parliamentary negotiations, they remain actively involved behind the scenes. While this would have been Jetten's first climate summit as Prime Minister, D66 minister Stientje van Veldhoven will represent the government in Turkey instead.