Tag: Netherlands
Fewer people with corona vaccination due to new calculation
The reproduction number, which indicates how quickly the coronavirus is spreading, is currently 0.88, a fraction lower than a week earlier. That means that a group of one hundred people…
TeamAlert wants to increase safety meal deliverers: ‘Responsibility of deliverers and employers’
Because both employers and employees are responsible, says Plaum. “These are often young delivery drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 who also ride a fast vehicle, e-bikes and…
OM: Friends not guilty of the death of Jacky from Utrecht who had used laughing gas
The Public Prosecution Service emphasized this morning in the second day of the trial around Jacky’s death that there must be a lot going on if friends see no other…
OM: Friends not guilty of the death of Jacky from Utrecht who had used laughing gas
The Public Prosecution Service emphasized this morning in the second day of the trial around Jacky’s death that there must be a lot going on if friends see no other…
Care center in Bilthoven evacuated: fire caused by roof work
At 8.10 am the automatic fire alarm went off in De Schutsmantel care center. The fire brigade broke open the roof to reach the seat of the fire. Smoke entered…
Chair dance: Member of Parliament D’Hondt becomes alderman Bunnik, ex-alderman De Boer from Eemnes succeeds her
De Boer is not entirely new in the Provincial Council. Before she joined the Eemnes college two years ago, she had been part of the Utrecht States faction for over…
New coalition Montfoort wants school complex at a different location, village hall Linschoten remains
If it is up to the coalition, the current school will be demolished and a new school complex will be built on the same site. It is the third location…
Police chief Central Netherlands: ‘Racism and discrimination structural problem at the police’
One of the interviewees of the documentary is Peris Conrad, a former inspector in Rotterdam. When asked about experiences of racism and discrimination, he says after a short silence: “There…
Climate activists climb on the roof of Staatsbosbeheer in Amersfoort and color the pond poisonous green
With a performance at the office of Staatsbosbeheer, the campaigners portray how ‘greenwashing’ works. “The dye in the pond, uranine salt, is a harmless substance that does not adhere to…
Midwives campaign against new funding for maternity care
At the moment, care for pregnant women in the Netherlands still starts with primary care midwives, people with a four-year HBO education who often come by to supervise the pregnancy,…