Tag: Netherlands
Consultation between farmers and cabinet starts: ‘We do not doubt the science’
Harberink has a special role, she tells this morning on Radio M Utrecht. Because although she is one of the farmers’ representatives, she has a lot more understanding for the…
After a three-month trial run, the Slachtstraat cinema opens with an open-air show on the Neude
This is celebrated with an open-air performance on the Neude, which is just around the corner from the movie theater. Visitors can watch the documentary Summer of Soul for free…
Europe, increasingly hit by inflation, seeks solutions
On Thursday, August 4, the Bank of England announced that it was going to raise its key rates by 50 basis points, a drastic measure to counter inflation. She also…
9000 kilometers and 400 hours on the tractor: farmer Paul Fontaine is back from the North Cape
He liked the trip. If he could, he would leave again tomorrow. “Norway is so incredibly beautiful, I never thought a country could be so beautiful. What a wild nature…
Utrecht resident receives almost 1 million euros in penalties from the municipality
The reason that the man and the municipality were again in court recently was a rejected request for enforcement. The man wanted the municipality to take action against his neighbor,…
This is the end of the StadsWormerij in Amersfoort – at least for now: ‘All the clichés about circular entrepreneurship are true’
What is the City Wormerij? At the StadsWormerij in Amersfoort, fruit and vegetable scraps are collected from companies. These remains are food for worms, which then turn them into compost.…
The ice cream farmer is doing good business in this warm summer, yet your ice cream is getting more and more expensive
But what turned out, during the year? The price increase was not 7 percent, but rather somewhere between 15 and 25 percent. “Look at the increased energy costs, for example.…
A water shortage was declared in the Netherlands – agricultural water use and river ship traffic are restricted
The water shortage in the Netherlands is caused by the hot weather and the lowering of the water levels of the big rivers. This summer, several European countries have suffered…
Here are three reasons why the Netherlands is called a narcostate
In the Netherlands, the phenomenon means that there is a huge trade in drugs and large quantities of synthetic drugs are manufactured in the country. Legitimate businesses are run by…
Car wash is doing good business, despite water shortage: ‘I will shower a little shorter tonight’
Zeist – Anyone driving past the car wash on Huis ter Heideweg in Zeist constantly hears the sound of high-pressure spraying. The rims of one car after the other are…