No official delegation to Winter Games, emphatically no boycott
The Netherlands will not send a government delegation to the Winter Olympics in China next month. The reason for the decision is that no Dutch spectators …
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High-ranking political prisoners from Tigray receive amnesty from Ethiopia
The Ethiopian government has granted amnesty to a number of high-ranking political prisoners, who had supported the insurgents in Tigray. The government also said it wanted …
GL leader Klaver calls statements Fvd state dangerous: ‘This ends in violence’
Forum for Democracy of party leader Baudet and the FVD MPs Van Houwelingen and Van Meijeren make statements dangerous to state and direct political violence. GroenLinks …
Liesje Schreinemacher takes experience from Brussels and legal profession to department
She is familiar with “extinguishing political fires”. And in The Hague she has also been close to the fire, says Liesje Schreinemacher (VVD) in 2020 in an …
Maarten van Ooijen finds piles of reports on youth care in his desk drawer
The youngest member of the Rutte IV cabinet knows what it’s like to work with political parties who think differently about philosophical issues or medical …
Pieter Heerma again group chairman CDA
Pieter Heerma will again be the chairman of the political group of the CDA in the House of Representatives. The members of the group have chosen …
Are gas and nuclear energy green? Brussels thinks it is.
What is green and what is not? That sounds like a simple question, but in Brussels the issue is a political minefield. The European Commission now …
As a non-politician into the cabinet, why would you want to?
If the Rutte IV cabinet is on the platform next week, there will be a few surprising faces in the picture. Most new ministers already have …
Prime Minister Hamdok steps out over ‘political impasse’ in Sudan
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned. He announced that in a television address today. Hamdok spoke of a political impasse in Sudan following the October …
Russia puts journalist, comedian and members Pussy Riot on ‘foreign agents’ list
The Russian Ministry of Justice has included two members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot on the list of so-called “foreign agents.” It concerns founder …
Putin: Nord Stream 2 is ready to lower European gas prices
The controversial undersea gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 is ready for use and Russian President Putin has once again stressed that the fully stocked pipeline helps to …
Slob and Blokhuis not back in new cabinet
Arie Slob and Paul Blokhuis are not returning to the new cabinet. Both members of the Christian Union are leaving national politics, reports their party. Slob …
Peilingpointer: coalition parties in the minus, newcomers continue to rise
A few weeks before the presentation of the ministerial team of the Rutte IV cabinet, the three largest coalition parties are at a loss in the …
Ed van Thijn, ‘man behind Den Uyl’, refound his Jewish identity
PvdA politician Ed van Thijn, who died this morning at the age of 87, was known in the 60s and 70s as “the man behind Den Uyl” …
These are billion-dollar plans from the upcoming Rutte IV cabinet
“I think the billions are flying around your ears in the coming days.” Now that the negotiation agreement is in fact, political reporter Ron Fresen expects …
‘Russia should not use Nord Stream 2 gas line in Ukraine escalation’
In the event of another escalation in Ukraine, Russia should not use the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, says German Foreign Minister Baerbock. Thats what Germany and …
Hoekstra: CDA will make sound louder in new cabinet
The CDA will set itself differently in the next cabinet than in the current cabinet. That’s what party leader Hoekstra said in his closing speech …
U.S. Supreme Court looks over anti-abortion law Mississippi as of today (months)
The discussion about abortion continues in the United States. The Supreme Court is assessing a case filed by the State of Mississippi as of today. If …
Magdalena Andersson was quickly gone as Swedish Prime Minister, but also back quickly
In Sweden, Magdalena Andersson was elected Prime Minister by Parliament for the second time in a week. This happened last Wednesday, but then she stepped up …
VVD sets limit to party donations, a maximum of one ton
The VVD wants to set a limit on gifts that the party receives from donors. These should not exceed 100,000 euros, said party chairman Van der Wal …
In Russia, commemoration of oppression from last century is also banned.
After the independent media, the Russian authorities are also increasingly tackling other organizations. Now Memorial is also in danger of being closed, one of Russia’s …
The sale on Steam brought Cyberpunk 2077 to the top sellers
The Cyberpunk 2077 role-playing game is participating in the autumn sale on Steam, and until December 1, it can be purchased for only half the price, for 999 rubles. …
Political thriller This Is the President is released on December 6
THQ Nordic has announced the imnear release of the global adventure strategy This Is the President. A political thriller, reminiscent of the series House of Cards, …
Is Erdogan critic Osman Kavala going to release after pressure out of Europe?
It fizzled off. The riot around ten ambassadors in Turkey last month. Erdogan threatened to expel them from the country after they published a fire letter …