Eelco Keij, standing up for expats: As most of you will know, earlier this year Dutch nationals who also are a citizen of another country came close to losing their right of having two passports. Due to the fact that the negotiations between VVD, CDA and PPV failed this decision was put on hold. A new cabinet might decide to finalize the bill anyway. Eelco Keij, a Dutch and American citizen himself, has been very active in opposing this bill and is now a candidate for D66. Like a real American campaign he will be visiting several American cities to promote his candidacy. You are all invited to meet him on August 28 at 7:30pm, listen to and discuss his and your views. A few of the points he would like to speak about are:

• "International Dutchies" (400k to 500k voters in 2010!) deserve a separate political agenda in The Hague, with each Party;

• If we can get more "expat" candidates from different parties their influence will hopefully be stronger at the next elections;

• Explanation of dual nationality, what happened, where are we now, what do the different political parties want;

• Online voting must be realized now, ballot papers that are sent by mail get lost or arrive to late;

• Brief notes on other battle points for international Dutch, e.g. return to the Netherlands with a foreign partner, AOW issues, administrative issues at Consulate and Embassy.

The meeting will be held at the reisdence of the Griffin and Dewhurst family; 709 7th St., NE (close to Union Station). Parking space is available. Please register at expatcampagneD66@gmail.com This event is free; participants will be asked for a voluntary contribution to cover travel expenses.

Meet & Greet: parliamentary candidate Eelco Keij in DC,

Tuesday 28 Aug