Tag: Dijksma
Utrecht mayor Dijksma to Egypt climate summit to put cities on the (climate) map
It is the first time that cities are informally on the agenda at this climate summit, which will be held in the seaside resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh. Dijksma did attend the…
Sharon Dijksma nominated as new VNG chairman: ‘Figurehead and connector’
At the moment, the mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, is still the chairman of the VNG. Dijksma would then take over from him from June 2023, for a…
Mayor Dijksma receives silver piece with Trijn van Leemput because of 900 years of Utrecht
These six women are part of the collection 900 years of Utrecht 1. Trijn van Leemput (1530-1607) resistance heroine from the Eighty Years’ War, instigated the demolition of the forced…
What can California mean for Utrecht? Mayor Dijksma takes the plane
Mayor Dijksma of Utrecht is on a trade mission in California from today. She is there together with 20 companies and organizations from the Utrecht region. Dijksma is there because…
Dijksma is concerned about the behavior of supporters: ‘drug use is a problem’
“It was always a hit before the summer break,” says Dijksma. “Even in matches that you actually expect not to get out of hand, such as at Cambuur, that still…
Mayor Dijksma touched by the arrival of refugees: ‘You can see what hardships they have endured’
It is not the first time that Utrecht provides emergency shelter for asylum seekers. This also happened last June. Partly because of all the experiences that the municipality and the…
Mayor Dijksma about abortion demonstrations: ‘These are abrasive fundamental rights’
The debate was requested by Hester Assen of the PvdA. To many questions from Assen, the mayor referred to a letter she sent to the council earlier this month. It…
Mayor Dijksma after ‘overwhelming’ Vuelta: ‘No money for another big event for the time being’
Nevertheless, the residents of Utrecht cannot expect such a large event in the coming years. “There are a lot of dreams, but I always have to keep my feet on…
Boas are allowed to use weapons, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police,…
Boas are allowed to use weapons from today, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police,…