Nitrogen talks start: whats on the table?
The ghost has to go back into the bottle. That is the approach of the first conversation tomorrow morning between the cabinet and farmers’ organizations. …
Peasant
Rutte visiting farmer: ‘Good representation of farmers at the table tomorrow’
The fact that a large number of peasant organizations will not join the consultation with the cabinet tomorrow is a pity, but does not make the …
Cabinet calls peasant protest at home minister unacceptable
The cabinet considers the demonstration held by a group of farmers last Friday in front of the residence of VVD minister Van der Wal not acceptable. …
Disturbances deaths following peasant protests in India
In northern India, there have been six deaths in violence following peasant protests. The disturbances erupted in the state of Uttar Pradesh, after two demonstrating farmers …
Belgian farmer moves border with France
A Belgian farmer has caused noise because he has tacitly moved the border between Belgium and France. A history fanatic from the area had to notice …
Outside the Binnenhof
What is the Netherlands after three Cabinetten-Rutte? What do we expect from the new government? In the weeks before the Second Chamber elections, reporter Jan Eikelboom …
‘Curfew is almost a peasant wisdom: it reduces contacts’
Is there going to be a curfew and does that make sense? It seems that the Cabinet will announce the curfew tomorrow afternoon. Tonight, the mayors …
Lieke van Lexmond explains Capitol riot: Planet Mars relocation
It was a remarkable observation that sisters Lieke and Jetteke of Lexmond did on Thursday in The 5 Hour Show. According to them, the uprising in the …
21 beers for Christmas: Messi victims get beer for every countergoal
A beautiful – and for some also painful – marketing stunt from Budweiser: the beer manufacturer sent a beer to the goalkeepers who had a goal …
“Farmer makes long days all week”
The employers want to abolish the irregularity payment. Their argument is that irregular work is just part of the 24 hour economy. Look at the peasants, says …
Mayor Zwolle wants national rules for peasant protests: ‘Border crossed’
There must be joint, national agreements about enforcement around peasant protests. Mayor Peter Snijders van Zwolle argues for this, after the blockade at the distribution centre …
German farmers call 50 million from supermarkets ‘cloth for bleeding’
German farmers demand a fundamental change in the direction of the major supermarket chains in Germany. They feel that they are not paid enough for their …
Farmers protest against nitrogen rules in Winterswijk
On Thursday a peasant protest took place in the Winterswijk district of Gelderland on the border with Germany. The protesters, including construction people, met on the …
Filipina (48) takes girl (13) as fifth woman: ‘She will take care of my children’
A 13-year-old girl married a 48-year-old man in the Philippines. The teenager is his fifth husband. “I’m glad I met her and that she can …
‘Adjustment peasant landscape necessary for cornwolf and acorn mouse’
If the wheat wolf and the acorn mouse survive in the Netherlands, adaptation of the agricultural area in South Limburg is necessary. So says the Mammal …
Recipe of the day: mushrooms with borlotti beans
For this dish you need to use borlotti beans. Yes, really and soak yourself, then you can taste that all these different beans taste really different. …
Recipe of the day: Old-fashioned cheese soup
Cheese soup, yeah, thats good. A recipe from when we were not afraid of fat. Wim Welberg sent me a book. “The Smulpaap of Borghende”. I …
Van Gerwen self-critical: ‘Let it rise to my glove’
Michael van Gerwen took a 10-7 victory on Brendan Dolan for the eighth final of the World Matchplay on Saturday night, but the Brabander was not …
North Brabant Museum buys painting by Van Gogh again
The North Brabant Museum in Den Bosch has presented a new acquisition by Vincent van Gogh. The museum paid 1.6 million euros … More