According to the reader Tom The consequences of overpopulation in the Netherlands are now painfully visible. “We have an overcrowded asylum center, a very narrow housing market, where people of status also have priority over the ‘ordinary Dutch person’, but also cultural differences that are sometimes not accepted by both sides.” Another reader agrees. “Student, […]
Minister of State Van der Burg flew to Tubbergen on Tuesday for a discussion on the status of asylum seekers
AP NOS . News•Yesterday, 22:50 Secretary of State Van der Burg (Justice) will travel to Tubbergen on Tuesday, the municipality where the asylum seekers’ center will be located in a former hotel. The council announced tonight. During the General Council meeting, van der Burg will explain the Cabinet’s decision to grant permission to a center […]
The residents and municipality of Nieuwerkerk were surprised by the refugee accommodation: ‘There is something very secret about it’ | interior
On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 17, several refugees came to the general office of the municipality of Zuidplas in southern Holland. To the amazement of the great municipality, they have been placed by the COA at the local Van der Valk Hotel since July 18. It is a ‘temporary solution’. A total of 42 […]
Dirk supermarkets freeze a small part of prices to fight inflation | Currently
The supermarket chain Dirk van den Broek will freeze the prices of more than a hundred products until the end of this year. The company says it does this to keep groceries fairly affordable. On average, a supermarket has between ten and fifteen thousand products, although Dirk notes that his supermarkets have about 7,500 different […]
Gas price breaks the record again in Europe | Financial issues
Russia no longer supplies gas to some European countries at all, such as the Netherlands, Finland, Bulgaria and Poland. Other countries, including Germany, the main consumer, have to be content with much less Russian gas than usual. Although Russia cites technical reasons, the Germans say it is a political means of pressure to weaken European […]
Treasury purchasing power reform mainly depends on CPB numbers | Currently
The cost of life is rising rapidly and the call for the Cabinet and the coalition to intervene is increasing. But it will only become clear on Friday how massive the loss of purchasing power is and how much financial space there is for the Cabinet. The coalition parties VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie promised […]
You can still buy these 4 homes if you have an average salary
Are you alone and have an average salary? Then in Brabant it is more difficult to find a house for sale in the whole of Holland. In our county, one in every 1,000 owner-occupied homes can be accessed via Jan Modal. Nationally, that’s 1 in 100. This is evident from figures from De Hypotheker. But […]
Nitrogen Remix conversation with the agricultural industry and banks mainly in reference to the absent | Currently
Today, Johan Remix is speaking with representatives of companies and banks in an attempt to restore the broken trust between farms and the Cabinet. But specifically, companies with a turnover of billions of dollars and a significant influence in the agricultural industry have the call repelled. On behalf of the Cabinet, Prime Minister Mark Rutte […]
NS strike dates were announced, last August 31
AP NOS . News•Today 21:24 Trade unions FNV, VVMC and CNV have announced more details about strike announced From the staff of NS. Railway company employees are due to stop working in the north of the Netherlands on August 24 and in the west on August 26. It will follow northwest and central Holland on […]
Cabinet wants to consider innovations in the event of a nitrogen problem, provided they are legally sustainable
AP NOS . News•Today 13:56•modified Today 14:27 Minister van der Waal wants to see if more can be done in terms of innovation to solve nitrogen problems. This morning, van der Waal and other cabinet members, led by Negotiator Remix, spoke with employers organizations VNO-NCW, MKB-Nederland and sector organization Bouwend Nederland. Among other things, they […]