Tag: Netherlands
‘This is how many residents will get into trouble’: Vijfheerenlanden scraps 4 tons of subsidy for welfare organizations
Wilma is referring to Desiree Boersma, the coordinator of the Wijkwinkel. It may be called a shop, but it is actually ‘just’ a support point for all residents of Vianen.…
Provincial appeal about climate goals does not go down well with every municipality: ‘Windmills remain unmentionable’
On the other side of the province, in Vijfheerenlanden, it is clear that at least three wind turbines will be built. “You can never please everyone”, says alderman John van…
COC outraged by monkeypox statements from former director of RIVM: ‘It makes me sick’
The COC Central Netherlands is not pleased with statements that former RIVM director Roel Coutinho made in Nieuwsuur on Tuesday. In the news program Coutinho wondered aloud whether the Pride…
Students increasingly use ADHD drugs to focus: ‘They experiment with their brains’
Those risks include heart palpitations, nervousness, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping. And then there is the risk of addiction. “You teach yourself that you need a pill to be…
Generating more solar power on Utrecht roofs, municipality is raising energy ambitions
The council sees three routes to the switch to clean energy: insulation, sustainable generation, and sustainable cooking and heating. Generating energy via ‘sun on the roof’ must have increased significantly…
Police detain 42-year-old The Hague after a series of threats and explosives at homes
Yesterday it was also announced that the mayors of Nieuwegein and Vijfheerenlanden were once again forced to close homes. It concerned a house on the Zeearend in Nieuwegein and again…
Utrecht politicians engaged in marathon debate about the future of the city
The largest opposition party, VVD, kicked off the debate, and as was to be expected, party leader Marijn de Pagter was critical. “Many residents of Utrecht, Vleuten and Merenezen do…
Bosboemel Amerongen: ‘The passengers are completely revived in the forest’
Amerongen – Enjoying the outdoors and the sound of the birds in the forest is quite difficult for people who have difficulty walking. A long walk in the woods is…
Switch in Utrecht provincial politics: PVV faction switches to BVNL
Dercksen and Broere fully agree with BVNL’s launch manifesto, they write in a statement. The PVV, where only Geert Wilders himself is a member, lacks, according to them, a good…
The Council for Refugees wants to go to court over the reception crisis
“The conditions are below the humanitarian lower limit and are harmful. In the meantime, the question is every day whether there are enough shelters where refugees can spend the night,”…