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The Senate is pushing all budgets through until after the Christmas recess. This means there will be no more voting this year. This was decided by the senators yesterday on the last meeting day of this year for the Senate. Political reporter Mats Akkerman also talks about the asylum laws of Minister Marjolein Faber, the acceptance of which seems to be a mere formality. Despite the major economic uncertainties, the global economy is on track for a soft landing, credit insurer Atradius states in its half-yearly Economic Outlook. The global economy is expected to grow by 2.8 percent next year, with growth of 1.2 percent expected for the eurozone. In the short term, things seem to be looking good, but Trump's new import tariffs are causing great uncertainty, reports John Lorié, chief economist at Atradius. If you see how much Donald Trump has the world in his stranglehold, you would honestly think he is already president. While we still have 33 nights to sleep until he is sworn in. There is a lot of trembling and shaking. A number of top universities have advised international students to return from their winter holidays well in advance. The message is: make sure you are on your campus before January 20 (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us...), because after that you might not get in anymore, says Bernard Hammelburg in his weekly column. About this podcast In Ochtendnieuws you hear the most important news of the day in 20 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast via bnr.nl/ochtendnieuws (https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/ochtendnieuws) , the BNR app, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Or listen live every day via bnr.nl/live (https://www.bnr.nl/live) . See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.