New Think-leader Azarkan is aiming for six seats and wants to join in
Think should not be a protest party that focuses mainly on one theme. The party wants to be constructive and binding and can “co-govern”. The party, …
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Last chance for football supporters: ‘If things go wrong without playing audience’
The Cabinet is considering keeping football supporters out of the stadiums if they again fail to comply with the coronare rules this weekend. “If you want …
More unemployed Americans are knocking on for support
The number of WW applications in the US is growing again. Last week, 870,000 unemployed Americans came to the government for a … More
Argentinian parliamentarian stepped up after kissing breasts
An Argentine parliamentarian resigned on Friday after a fuss had arisen because he kissed his partners breasts during a digital session of … More
Polls: Trump and Biden neck-to-neck in crucial states
The American presidential elections can become much more exciting than national polls suggest. Reuters/Ipsos polls in important ‘swing states’ show that President … More
Rutte: supporters Willem II extremely unwise
The Cabinet finds the conduct of Willem II supporters yesterday irresponsible. Last night, hundreds of supporters gathered in a square in Tilburg … More
With sausage and smoked meat, the House of Representatives returned to work 75 years ago
Five years and more than four months the silence lasted in what is now called the Old Hall of the Binnenhof. On … More
Wiebes finds criticism of nuclear energy study no problem
Minister Wiebes thinks it is “fine” that scientists criticize the study of nuclear energy that he sent to the House on Wednesday. … More
Rutte: high chance of additional measures in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague
The cabinet is in talks with the mayors of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, because the number of infections is increasing sharply. … More
Loan system money to extra teachers, but also to sustainable sandwiches
With money saved by the abolition of the basic scholarship, higher education focuses, among other things, on student welfare, the elimination of … More
PVV clashes with Chamber about term ‘omvolking’
PVV MP Emiel van Dijk came into contact with the House of Representatives over the use of the word “omvolking”. MP Voordewind … More
Cabinet comes up with law to increase maximum penalty for manslaughter
The maximum sentence for manslaughter goes up from 15 to 25 years. Ministers Grapperhaus (Justice and Security) and Dekker (Legal Protection) have … More
Minister: stunt offers to orange-coronalanden ‘gotspe’, but ban can not
Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen finds it inappropriate that airline company offers Ryanair tickets for only five euros to areas where code orange is … More
The broadcast of 24 September: Italy is doing well/Regional measures/Less visitors in museums/How to continue with Nord Stream 2?
Is Italy really doing so much better? The number of contagions with the coronavirus is rapidly increasing. Curves in France and Spain … More
Cabinet clears coronaboetes from criminal record, also old cases
Those who are fined or have been fined for violation of the Coronare rules should no longer be afraid of a criminal … More
Are the plans of the loan system worth a big student debt?
Five years ago, the basic scholarship disappeared, in exchange for a billion-dollar investment in better education. Educational institutions were able to submit … More
Cabinet invests 1.4 billion in guidance to new work
The government is making EUR 1.4 billion available to help unemployed people find a new job. The intention is that as many … More
Closer rapprochement between government and opposition on support packages
There is some rapprochement between the cabinet and the opposition on the conditions that companies and workers must meet if they are … More
Southern provinces want to invest billions in public transport
Public transport in the south of the Netherlands will require at least EUR 3.5 billion over the next twenty years. Investment must … More
Hoekstra willing to talk about more support for KLM
Finance Minister Hoekstra is prepared to talk about a capital injection for Air France-KLM if it turns out that the promised loans … More
Lab in Abu Dhabi will analyse Dutch corona tests
The material from people who are being tested for the coronavirus at the GGD will soon be sent to Abu Dhabi for … More
The Netherlands consults on mission Mali, training mission Iraq stopped
The Netherlands is discussing with the UN whether it can again contribute to the mission in Mali. It concerns the delivery of … More
Wiebes: nuclear energy an affordable option alongside solar and wind power
Nuclear energy can be seen as a serious option for supplying the Netherlands with energy. That is what Minister Wiebes is writing … More
GL MP Van der Lee leads preparations for committee of inquiry
Preparations for the parliamentary inquiry into gas production in Groningen have officially begun. The survey design must be ready before the elections. … More