independently, leading to the emergence of the steel industry in the south of the country. In the Netherlands, there was criticism from parliament against the king and government, especially against Foreign Affairs minister Jules van Zuylen van Nijevelt. The liberals found the actions from the king and cabinet had endangered the Dutch neutrality and almost dragged the country into a European war. Parliament blocked the budget of the Foreign Affairs department and when the irritated king disbanded the parliament, the new parliament confirmed this and demanded the dismissal of the government. The king and government adhered and the unwritten rule of confidence was created in Dutch state law: a minister or government could rule only with support of (a majority in) parliament. See also Belgium in the long nineteenth century France in the long nineteenth century Belgium and the Franco-Prussian War League of Peace and Freedom Footnotes References 1867 in Germany 1867 in France 1867 in Luxembourg 1867 in international relations France–Luxembourg relations France–Prussia relations History of Luxembourg (1815–1890) Otto von Bismarck Napoleon III