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The Netherlands is already capitalizing quite handsomely from the infamous Brexit. This would be funny if not for the impact this has on both nation's working c
by foofie 3y ago
The Netherlands is already capitalizing quite handsomely from the infamous Brexit. This would be funny if not for the impact this has on both nation's working class, the British for losing jobs and economic activity and the Netherlands for falling victims for the housing crisis.
- contravariant 3y agoCould you expand a bit what you mean by Brexit causing the housing crisis in the Netherlands?
- walthamstow 3y agoI'm not the parent but many multinationals, EU agencies and NGOs have moved some or all staff from London to Amsterdam. An example is the European Medicines Agency.
- foofie 3y ago> (...) Brexit causing the housing crisis in the Netherlands? I didn't claimed Brexit caused the dutch housing crisis. What I referred to was how more institutions and corporations have moved and are moving to the Netherlands, and with them they bring in high-paying jobs filled by an ever increasing expat community. Housing is scarce already and the sudden inflow of people with a higher purchasing power are progressively pricing locals out of the housing market, worsening a problem that's already quite bad. The latest dutch elections already reflect the growing discontent of average dutch people towards the immigration wave. Even if it's caused by foreign interference aimed at destabilizing European nations by manipulating the public to support extremist parties with a anti-european agenda, these foreign actors are only fanning discontent that's already present.