WILLEMSTAD - Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas believes that the Parliament should not interfere with the negotiations between his government and the Netherlands regarding the country package.
This is evident from the reaction of the Prime Minister to the investigation initiated by Member of Parliament Gwendel Mercelina of the coalition partner PNP into the supervisory role of the Parliament concerning the agreements made about the reforms included in the country package. The outcome of that investigation was that Parliament is not sufficiently involved in the agreements made by the Curaçao government with Secretary of State Van Huffelen.
Mercelina advocated the establishment of a Parliamentary Committee that should, in its role as a representative of the people, be involved in the prioritization of the reforms. Pisas strongly opposes this proposal and writes to the President of Parliament, America, stating that he considers the agreements with the Netherlands as a matter for his cabinet. This stance aligns with the choice not to inform the Parliament in advance about the previously established "Onderlinge Regeling" (Mutual Regulation) earlier this year.
In response to the rejection of his proposal, Mercelina emphasizes that his intention is not for the committee to assume the government's role but rather to safeguard the supervisory task of the Parliament.