epa11557623 Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof (L) and Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Beljaarts talk during the walk-in at the Catshuis, the Prime Minister's official residence, where the cabinet is meeting for the first budget council, in The Hague, Netherlands, 21 August 2024. Ministers will have negotiations in the coming weeks on the budget statement the Cabinet will present on Budget Day, with focus on dealing with financial setbacks of billions of euros and keeping budget deficit below the limit agreed upon in Europe. EPA/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN
