Tag: Netherlands
Dutch prime minister skips Azerbaijan climate summit | News in brief
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof will not participate in the COP29 climate meeting in Azerbaijan starting on Monday. Dutch climate minister Sophie Hermans will participate in the meeting…
Wolf killed on a provincial road in Leersum: ‘It just happened in front of us’
He stopped for a moment to see from the car what was going on. “The license plate of the car that had hit the wolf was off. The startled driver…
112 news: Illegal prostitution in Zeist home | Mega fine for 250 red cross ignorers
An illegal prostitute was arrested on Laan van Vollenhove in Zeist last night. The suspect turned out to be in the Netherlands without valid residence papers and was working illegally…
50,000 euros in cash, 100 mobile phones and very expensive clothing: report from Overvecht leads to suspected credit card fraud
The suspect is said to be involved in a phishing operation, in which false emails were sent in the name of International Card Services (ICS). Customers had to click on…
Student transport unsustainable in its current form: ‘Demand for school taxis too high’
The demand for school taxis for special education has increased enormously, sees expert Carolien Aalders, who has been involved in student transport for 28 years and advises municipalities, among others.…
Residents of Bunnik try to stop the arrival of Domino’s: ‘Not more delivery scooters’
One of the two long-standing pizzerias in Bunnik, pizzeria Caprese, fears that it will lose many customers with the arrival of Domino’s. Wael Mohamed Rashdan was, according to his own…
Vianen pays half a million for Sinterklaas: what does the town get in return?
If you want to receive the real Sinterklaas in your city, you have to open your wallet. The municipality of Vijfheerenlanden has therefore budgeted 500,000 euros for next Saturday’s national…
Amsterdamsestraatweg entrepreneur Francis fears bankruptcy if no compensation is provided
While this project, which will last fifteen months, needs to be tailor-made, Van Duuren from the business association believes. “This is a special project that requires special solutions. The municipality…
Utrechtse Kanaalstraat sees an increase in ‘nuisance beggars’
The number of nuisance reports about homeless people in Utrecht has increased significantly since corona. The number of reports has more than doubled in both the city and the province.…
After riots in Amsterdam: Utrecht mayor and police extra alert during Kristallnacht commemoration
The organization of the commemoration has announced that the program will continue as usual. “It is a simple commemoration,” said Joop Spoor of the organization. “There will be a speech…