How the Cabinet listened to corporate lobby more than its own officials
Last year, the government wanted to give the companies a little bit of a convenience on Prinsjesdag. But in the search for which gift would work …
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Saint Martin gets corona support again
After a lot of stirting, Sint-Maarten can count on new corona support from the Netherlands. Demissionary Secretary of State Knops is confident that the problems surrounding …
1 million fine for IKEA in France for employee spying
IKEA has to pay a fine of €1 million in France for spying on employees. A court in Paris found the company guilty of retaining personal data …
Van Huffelen: warning memo on surcharge affair not muffled away
Secretary of State Van Huffelen, who deals with childcare allowances, says that it has not been revealed that officials have muffled away an important memo. She …
SP and PvdA want ‘immediate’ clarification on possible cover-up memo payment
SP and PvdA in the House of Representatives want clarification as soon as possible about the possibility of covering up an important memo in the payment …
UEFA and Danish union: Eriksen is awake, stabilized and in hospital
Christian Eriksen is stabilized and on his way to the hospital. UEFA will let you know in an official statement. The Danish midfielder collapsed during the …
China punishes officials after deadly ultramarathon
China punished 27 government officials after an ultramarathon that killed 21 participants in hypothermia. The authorities consider the convicts responsible for the victims of the 100 kilometre running race …
Report against top officials for potential perjury
A lawyer of suffered payment parents is going to file a report against three (former) top Ministry of Finance officials for perjury. They would have lied …
“Top officials had seen important memo surcharges affair”
The two senior officials of the Tax Administration and the Ministry of Finance knew about a secrecy memo about the payment affair, but denied this in …
Land mine kills eleven Afghan citizens, including children
At least eleven civilians, including children, were killed in northern Afghanistan as a result of a landmine exploded. The car they were in drove over the …
FTM journalist on interview Sywert: ‘Not credible at all points’
Sywert van Lienden gave an interview on Sunday morning in the programme Buitenhof about the commotion around the mouth cap deal. Follow the Money journalist Jan-Hein …
US: No evidence that UFOs are of aliens
US intelligence agencies have found no evidence that the unidentified flying objects (UFOs) observed over the last 20 years originate from aliens. But it still cannot be …
Archbishop Munich resigns for ‘abuses’ Catholic Church
The Archbishop of Munich, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has resigned to the Pope. In his letter of resignation, he writes that the church is “at a dead …
Biden commemorates Tulsa mass murder: ‘Horrible injustice that cannot be burned’
American President Joe Biden commemorated the Tulsa race massacre in Oklahoma. During the massacre, 300 black men, women and children were killed by a white crowd a …
‘File between Israel and Hamas coming in ‘
Israel and Hamas are likely to agree on a truce in the next two days. So say sources in the warring parties against international media. Such …
WhatsApp accounts of MPs hacked
Last year, criminals hacked into WhatsApp accounts of at least five MPs, one MPs, top officials at the Ministry of Economy, and employees of almost all …
Governor Texas: fine for imposing mouthcap
Schools and government agencies in the U.S. state of Texas will soon be unable to impose a mudcap obligation, under pain of a possible fine …
Advice to Supreme Court: maintain ‘Less Moroccans’ verdict
The conviction of PVV leader Wilders for group insult on the evening of the municipal elections in 2014 can be maintained. That’s the advice of the …
Vitaly Milonov urged to ban ‘Cinderella’ relaunch in Russia
Deputy Vitaly Milonov called for a ban in Russia the rental of a new version of “Cinderella”, where the role of the fairy was performed by …
Ombudsman: club that wants Rutte to help citizens is already there
“ A club that helps citizens with problems with implementation organisations is there”. This is the response of National Ombudsman Van Zutphen to the proposal of VVD …
Portugal organises ‘EU social summary’, but Rutte and Merkel stay away
European leaders meet today and tomorrow in the Portuguese city of Porto. It must be a social summit, which deals with issues such as a European …
Russia comes with entry bans for eight European officials
Russia imposes an entry ban on eight European officials. These include Vice-President Vera Jourova of the European Commission and President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli. …
Pope draws up new rules against corruption and money laundering in the Vatican
Vatican employees are not allowed to accept gifts worth more than 40 euros, Pope Francis said today. Cardinals and managers must also be able to demonstrate that …
The ‘brisante’ pieces from the minutes: how do you inform the Chamber and deal with criticism?
When he announced that the minutes of the Council of Ministers on the payment affair would be made public, Prime Minister Rutte said that the more …