Tag: Netherlands
OM demands a firm prison sentence for Soester with a large batch of amphetamine in a holiday home: “A lot of people become addicted and perish from it”
Strips containing temazepam pills were scattered throughout the room and bedroom. He had taken these from the Bunschoter’s stock and, like the GHB and the cocaine, they were for his…
Sustainable farmers have a ten-point plan to solve the crisis: ‘Everyone must take responsibility’
According to Van der Laan, an important first step is to pay a fair price for products, which is also one of the ten points in the Green Farmers Plan.…
Primary school students in Woerden offer ‘future chair’: ‘So that the council thinks about the future’
Woerden – Behind the mayor, on a podium, is a brightly decorated chair. A ‘future chair’, as primary school students Fenna and Roel from OBS De Achtsprong in Woerden call…
Volunteers in Woudenberg continue to help Ukrainian refugees: ‘It takes a lot of energy, but we do our best’
Woudenberg for Ukraine was established within a few days in early March 2022. It is now a foundation with 5 board members. They provide reception for the refugees in Woudenberg…
Half of local and regional politicians had to deal with aggression: ‘The growth is really very sharp’
Nearly half of the mayors, councilors and members of parliament have had to deal with aggression or intimidation in the past year. That is almost double in comparison with 2014.…
75 months in prison demanded in appeal for attack on Panorama building
The prosecutor today called the attack another targeted attack on the free press, “fitting a pattern of violence against journalists and media” and “undermining democratic society”. In 2019, the judge…
House in Hoef en Haag closed due to threats
The mayor is taking this step because of ‘serious threat’ towards the residents of the address. “The signals to the police and the Public Prosecution Service are such that there…
Suspect of fatal shooting incident in Utrecht cafe De Plak for observation in Pieter Baan Center
The suspect of the fatal shooting incident in cafe De Plak on the Vleutenseweg in Utrecht has been admitted for observation to the Pieter Baan Center (PBC). The court wants…
Netherlands fire place! It’s a mess: the police shoot at the farmers, the shelves are empty
The decision signed by the Dutch government turned the place into a fire! Following the talks at the Davos Climate Summit, the government made a decision to reduce nitrogen and…
Utrecht will be the fastest growing city in the Netherlands in the coming years and will have about 94,000 extra inhabitants in 2035
More people are joining all over the Netherlands. In most municipalities in the province of Utrecht the number of inhabitants is growing, but nowhere as much as in the municipality…