{"id":3817,"date":"2019-05-24T13:35:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T12:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/?p=3817"},"modified":"2019-05-24T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T12:35:16","slug":"scotland-and-the-netherlands-european-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/2019\/05\/24\/scotland-and-the-netherlands-european-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland and the Netherlands: European partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Despite the ongoing uncertainty over EU exit, the EU remains incredibly important to Scotland\u2019s trading potential. And as our second largest export market, one country which is of particular significance is the Netherlands.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Scottish exports to the Netherlands were estimated to be worth \u00a32.5 billion in 2017 &#8211; 7.6% of all international exports &#8211; and an increase of \u00a3360 million from 2016. While it\u2019s important to note that these figures may be somewhat inflated due to the Netherlands acting as a logistics hub for Global Markets \u2013 commonly known as \u2018the Rotterdam effect\u2019 \u2013 the trading connection between our two countries is strong.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The largest export sector is Chemicals and Chemical Products, accounting for \u00a3840 million of all exports to the Netherlands in 2017. Other important exporting sectors are Energy Support and Engineering &amp; Manufacturing, generating \u00a3410 million and \u00a3255 million respectively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Arial\">But even more can be done. The Netherlands has been recognised as a priority country in our new Export Growth Plan \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scotland-a-trading-nation\/\">\u2018A Trading Nation\u2019<\/a> &#8211; with a potential \u00a32.1 billion of additional exports up for grabs in key sectors including machinery, financial services, IT and chemical science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">With this in mind, <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">I travelled to the Netherlands this week to highlight Scotland\u2019s commitment to continuing the development of our economic, political and cultural connections and to explain where our export plan fits in. Scotland is an outward-facing European nation with a strong relationship with the Netherlands and we want to <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">maintain these existing ties, as well as reaffirm our good trading relationship, in the context of Brexit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">In addition to meeting a number of key businesses who are either already investing in Scotland or looking to do so, I also had the opportunity to visit the port of Rotterdam to see first-hand the impact Brexit could have on trade links, and I met with <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Peter Wilson, the UK Ambassador to the Netherlands<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">. The visit also provided me an opportunity to talk directly to potential partners and key stakeholders in the Netherlands, to allow the Scottish Government and our agencies to gain a more detailed understanding of the Dutch market and to reinforce our position on Brexit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Trade with the European Union is crucial to Scotland\u2019s continued growth. <\/span><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">The Scottish Government\u2019s first priority is staying in the EU, in line with the overwhelming vote in Scotland to remain, and we support another referendum on EU membership. 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