Prime Minister Mike Eman has bid farewell to the Kingdom Relations Committee (KOREL) of the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, urging that the common good — the ‘bon comun’ — take a more central place in how the countries of the Dutch Kingdom cooperate, Diario reported on October 28.
It was Eman’s last meeting as Prime Minister of Aruba with the committee in The Hague, as he will end his function as prime minister on January 1, 2027.
Thanks from the committee
Committee president Paul Rosenmöller offered words of appreciation and thanks on behalf of the whole committee for Eman’s contribution to Aruba and to relations within the Dutch Kingdom.
Rosenmöller highlighted Eman’s knowledge, passion and experience, saying the committee was impressed by his dedication, and that his experience will remain necessary to strengthen Kingdom ties. He expressed the wish to see Eman again in another function, as a prominent representative of the Aruban community committed to good Kingdom relations.
A compass bearing Aruba’s coat of arms
Eman and Rosenmöller exchanged gifts at the farewell. Eman presented the KOREL president and members with a gift bearing Aruba’s coat of arms incorporated into a compass.
The coat of arms, he explained, represents Arubans’ pride in their island, while the compass symbolises the direction the Kingdom countries must take to find each other and work together for the general wellbeing — the ‘bon comun’, or common good.
The common good as a guiding model
In his statement, Eman stressed that the general wellbeing must occupy a more central position in how the Kingdom countries cooperate, and in the economic and political models guiding society.
The farewell formed part of Eman’s working visit to the Netherlands, during which he has also held meetings on the cost of living, purchasing power and the government’s wage plans. He leaves the premiership on January 1, 2027.
For Eman, the compass gift carried the message of his farewell: the direction Kingdom cooperation takes next should be steered by the common good, with the countries finding each other and working together for the general wellbeing, as the gift’s symbolism set out.
Sources: Diario
