Tag: Netherlands
Will Utrecht stop Gazprom? ‘Putin’s war treasury is filled with it’
UTRECHT – Gazprom in Russia supplies gas to no fewer than 120 Dutch municipalities, including many in Utrecht. The money this yields will “fill Putin’s war chest” and this must…
Utrecht University expert: ‘Invasion in Ukraine cannot be explained in any rational way’
“Putin seemed to have lost touch with reality with his speech earlier this week,” she said this morning. “Yesterday he was a little more rational again, but I am afraid…
Utrecht apologizes for slavery past: ‘Recognition means we can draw lessons’
Utrecht mainly played a role through the provincial government, the States of Utrecht. In 1721, he encouraged, among other things, the establishment of a Utrecht Company, which had direct interests…
Utrecht launches scenarios for large-scale housing construction in the Rijnenburg polder
Two desks have a design study has been submitted to the City Council. The municipality emphasizes that it is not a master plan, but a first step in the process.…
Neighboring Amersfoort park beaten up by nuisances, OM finds attempted manslaughter proven
When on Wednesday evening 14 July one of the local residents was again kept awake by the noise, he decided to say something. Armed with his flashlight, he walked to…
Apologies for slavery past: ‘What’s that got to do with me?’
On the Facebook page of RTV Utrecht, various reactions were received to the message that Utrecht is apologizing for their part in the slavery past. “It’s been years behind us,…
Baarn agrees with houses and hotel at Soestdijk Palace
The new owner, a real estate developer, was handed over the palace in poor condition. The renovation is therefore an important part of the plan and is expected to cost…
Police use electric shock weapon to arrest shoplifter in Veenendaal
The theft happened around 3:45 p.m. Alerted officers approached the incident and saw that the man was hiding something in his left hand. After the suspect refused the order to…
Flowers for Soesterberg Olympians Joska le Conté and Floris Meijer
Meijer has already been able to get a glimpse of the past Games and knows which ski conditions he can count on. “It is of course a bit crazy because…
Disco goers look back on Brothers glory years: ‘Made friends for life’
The owners, the brothers Rob and Marco Peek, announced this week that they are pulling the plug. It is the end of an era and that is quite a swallow…