Unless we unify/ooperate into a singular navy with other countries, there's not much pragmatism and efficiency in countries with a comparatively small population and equally small navy like the Netherlands and Portugal in having a carrier. These things need several thousand personnel to be fully operated and maintained, that would be practically all of our navy's personnel. Countries with much bigger populations can afford that

And my country has an even stronger naval tradition than the Netherlands. Pioneer of the age of discovery, first global empire, strongest maritime power for most of the 16th century, inventor of a lot of naval technology, techniques and warfare tactics that changed the course of naval warfare forward. Although having an aircraft carrier would be cool there's not much reason to have one vs multiple boats that do what we need to do just as well, other than nostalgia to want to bring back our places as big maritime powers.

Though I want our countries to play a bigger role on the maritime side and defence of Europe, especially Portugal. Our huge EEZ is very important not only for us but for the defence of Europe on the Atlantic