Dutch king warns of severe economic downturn: "Unprecedented in peacetime"

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Dutch king warns of severe economic downturn: "Unprecedented in peacetime"

The Netherlands must brace itself for the consequences of a severe economic downturn caused by the corona crisis. "All recent figures are unseen in peacetime," King Willem-Alexander said on Tuesday in his traditional speech from the throne on "Prinsjesdag", the opening of the parliamentary year at our northern neighbors. Due to the corona virus, it went very differently than normal.