Tag: Netherlands
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,”…
CDA Utrecht: ‘More open bathing water throughout the city’
The memorandum is called ‘Vision City Water’ and it should be ready in the autumn. Utrecht has a limited number of places where it is legal to swim in open…
Utrecht municipalities get a second chance for wind energy plans
In recent years, plans for the realization of wind energy have not gone smoothly. It has also been found that the more concrete the plan for wind turbines, the more…
Maybe there is still room for a housing plan for young people from Kamerik? ‘We are happy but skeptical’
The news is positive for Jan Zwaneman of the Kamerik Village Platform, but at the same time he is somewhat sceptical. Now that they are not allowed to build on…
Cheese farmer who became a drug farmer has to go to prison
montfoort – A 34-year-old cheese farmer from Montfoort is sentenced to three years in prison, of which one year is suspended. The court sees sufficient evidence in intercepted Encrochat conversations…
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.…