Tag: Netherlands
Thousands turned out at an education demonstration in Utrecht despite a call from the municipality
The initial cancellation was not a reason for participants not to come. “The call from the municipality this morning was intended as a discouragement, but we are not discouraged. This…
OM: cleaner TivoliVredenburg deliberately stabbed colleague to death at work, 15 years in prison demanded
Utrecht – The Public Prosecution Service is demanding a 15-year prison sentence against the Utrecht cleaner who stabbed a colleague to death while working in TivoliVredenburg a year ago. The…
Police clear occupied university building with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
The university indicated earlier today that the demonstrators must leave the building at the beginning of the evening. “This is because we allow peaceful protests, but not the occupation of…
Mother is shocked by threats from oliebollen stall after rejection of daughter with headscarf
Steff Rouleaux, the owner of the oliebollen stall in Leidsche Rijn, says that it is not as black and white as it seems. The day before yesterday he received a…
Renovating bicycles for the asylum seekers’ center ‘Feels nice to do something for others’
More than sixty bicycles, about eighty children and a lot of screwdrivers. At the Montessori school in Zeist, the upper grades repaired collected bicycles on Friday. They go to the…
He’s coming, he’s coming to Vianen, an important day for Henri: ‘Everything must go safely’
For Henri Vinke, the man who leads pretty much the entire Sinterklaas Project in Vianen, tomorrow is a blast. Everyone who speaks to him on Friday asks: “Did you sleep…
Utrecht oliebollen stall target of online hate: rejection of girl with headscarf leads to threats
Steff Rouleaux, the owner of the oliebollen stall in Leidsche Rijn, says that it is not as black and white as it seems. The day before yesterday he received a…
Dog died at Maarsseveense Plassen, but why is still a mystery
The dogs probably ate something during a walk along the Grote Plas that made them sick. Several reports were received about this from Staatsbosbeheer and Stichtse Groenlanden. Staatsbosbeheer is investigating,…
No more waste in 2050: utopia or realistic ambition?
“When construction takes place somewhere, a lot of waste is released,” Vis continues. “We take that, we separate it and we try to make as many products from it as…
Minister Madlener relies on his own plan for widening the A27 near Amelisweerd
Madlener’s plan has met with a lot of resistance from environmental clubs, the municipality of Utrecht and the province of Utrecht, partly because many trees have to be cut down…