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bydavidwr ( 791652 ) writes:
Foreign companies thinking about creating jobs in The Netherlands may now think twice. "Could something similar happen to me?"
bytest321 ( 8891681 ) writes:
"Could something similar happen to me?"
They're only going to deter foreign companies from taking full control over Dutch companies.
byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
Reuters seems to have blocked my IP for some stupid reason, so maybe someone can elaborate on what the actual issue here is. What management decisions are at issue?
Is this asset stripping and technology transfer? If so, I applaud them. I wish the UK did that, we have had huge problems with asset strippers over the last few decades.
byAskmum ( 1038780 ) writes:
Yes, there were concerns that technology would leak away. It was feared that the company would be transferred out of the Netherlands and that "crucial technological knowledge and capacities could be lost".
According to the minister of Economic Affairs:
"Recent heb ik ernstige en acute signalen gekregen dat er bij het bedrijf ernstige tekortkomingen zijn die de leveringszekerheid in gevaar kunnen brengen. Dat zou grote gevolgen hebben voor de Europese en Nederlandse economie. Op basis van de signalen die ik heb gekregen had ik in mijn ogen geen andere keuze dan in te grijpen via deze wet."
And ordered continued production in Nijmegen.
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byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
Thanks, that explains it.
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