After 13 years of cockle fishing on Oosterschelde again: ‘Extraordinary, so close to home’
For the first time in years, Zeeland cockle fishermen are once again allowed to work in their ‘own water‘: on the Oosterschelde … More
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French Prime Minister Castex was (briefly) flagging corona rules on his boot
Premier Castex sat Saturday two hours in the backseat of a car with Tour director Christian Prudhomme. The latter was tested positive … More
Cabinet seeks support for third corona package at PvdA and GroenLinks
The cabinet is trying to get “as broad a support base as possible” for the third corona support package. This morning, Ministers … More
Football: ‘If it doesn’t work out, surprise is off with the Orange’
In the CCeit Football Podcast, host Arno Vermeulen discusses the state of affairs around the Dutch Team with football commentators Frank Snoeks, … More
Marble quarry collapsed in Pakistan, at least 19 dead so far
A marble quarry in northwest Pakistan collapsed last night. It killed at least nineteen people. The local police think there are still … More
Van Dijk: ‘In the first half there was a lack of pit and battle’
Captain Virgil van Dijk did not need many words to characterize the game of the Dutch national team against Italy, which won … More
The IND still has to process more than 11,000 overdue asylum applications this year
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) still has more than 11,000 overdue asylum applications on its shelf. State Secretary Broekers-Knol writes to … More
Mission Jumbo-Visma remains the same: ‘Yellow in Paris is most important’
“Not much changes for me after today.” Primoz Roglic took the yellow jersey in the ninth stage, but the tactics of his … More
Teacher shortage in Amsterdam decreases, fewer emergency measures needed
Amsterdam’s shortage of teachers has decreased considerably. School boards indicated in a tour of the municipality that the shortage is much smaller … More
Utrecht Catharijne Church prepares for funeral Cardinal Simonis
The funeral of the emeritus cardinal Simonis, who passed away yesterday, will be held on Thursday 10 September in the Catharijnekerk in … More
Meghan and Prince Harry are going to work for Netflix
The British prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are going to make programs for Netflix. They have signed a contract for … More
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
From 2022 ‘ten-minute trains’ on more busy routes
The railway connections between Nijmegen, Arhem, Utrecht and Schiphol and between Schiphol, Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam are being prepared for a … More
More young people on welfare: ‘Hardly anyone can get a job’
Due to the corona crisis, more and more young people end up on welfare, the CBS reported today. Their flexible contracts in, … More
Reception is packed with rabbits and guinea pigs
Many rodent shelters in the Netherlands are crowded at the moment. Rabbits, guinea pigs and other rodents are brought in large numbers … More
Small wooden painting possibly by Rembrandt
A small painting made on a wooden panel from 1630 is possibly still by Rembrandt. Research has shown that the wood comes … More
Djokovic sows discord with his own union; doubts with Federer and Nadal
Novak Djokovic proudly launched the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) together with more than sixty colleagues. The number one in the world … More
Large bicycle bridge placed over the A2 faster than expected
Last night, a 160-metre long bicycle bridge across the A2 and N2 motorway was placed near Eindhoven. The job started at 10 … More
Tunnel turns into work of art thanks to Aron
Thanks to Aron van 13, Apeldoorn will soon have a gigantic work of art. The boy came up with the idea of … More
Hoekstra: companies and people have to adapt, and sometimes look for new work
With the corona support package presented today, the cabinet comes with a twofold message. There will continue to be support for companies … More
Trade unions and employers welcome extension of support package: ‘Good perspective
Trade unions and employers are pleased with the extension of the support packages agreed by the Cabinet today and call it a … More
Agreement between government and social partners on support package
The government and employers and employees have reached broad agreement on a third financial support package due to the corona crisis. In … More
FNV wants to enforce homework allowance
Trade union FNV will negotiate a homeworking arrangement with the employers, now that working from home will take longer. More than four … More
Painting Frans Hals again stolen from museum in Leerdam
A work of art was stolen early yesterday morning from museum Het Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in Leerdam. It concerns the … More