Tag: Piet
Violence against women: “We need credibility”, insists Emmanuelle Piet of the Feminist Collective Against Rape
A collective of feminist associations is calling for rallies this Thursday, November 11 against “the old sexist world”, in front of all prefectures and courthouses in several cities in France.…
Piet wants The Hague to ‘think more carefully’ about refugees: ‘There must be limits somewhere’
Electoral compass: Utrechter wants to receive fewer asylum seekers The Netherlands must receive fewer asylum seekers is one of the statements in the Electoral Compass. A majority of Utrecht residents…
Piet and Rami have doubts about immigration: how can it be improved?
Province of Utrecht – Welcome to UKiest: Binnenhof stop! In this series, ten fellow members of the region board the bus to The Hague to ask their pressing questions to…
Woerden will ban Zwarte Piet from 2024
The new guidelines not only have consequences for Woerden, but also for the villages of Harmelen, Kamerik and Zegveld that fall under the municipality. In those last two villages, Zwarte…
Apple pickers Bert, Sonja and Piet are over 60, but still work every day: ‘I can recommend it to anyone over 65’
Fruit grower Jacco Merkens likes to work with older employees. “They work hard, are never sick and very loyal. And I think the atmosphere at the company is very important.…
Utrecht criminal lawyer Piet Doedens died at the age of 79
It was not obvious that Doedens would make a career in the legal profession: he dropped out of school without a diploma and made a living as a jazz pianist…
MH17 disaster commemorated, bereaved Piet Ploeg: ‘We are reminded of it more often than we would like’
During the commemoration, chairman Ploeg gave a short speech. He said it was nice to be able to commemorate together again. “Here at the monument and the trees we are…
‘Former FC Utrecht director Piet Buter accused of raping Vera Pauw in the 1980s’
Zeist/Zeist – The man accused of rape by Vera Pauw, the former national coach of the Dutch women’s team, is Piet Buter. The 73-year-old former director of FC Utrecht says…
New book reveals two unknown portraits of Piet Mondrian
“The two hitherto unknown works by Mondriaan are a wonderful find by Nick Draaijer,” says Wietse Coppes, curator of the RKD-Netherlands Institute for Art History, according to Pluim publishers. “Although…
New book reveals two undiscovered portraits of Piet Mondrian
“The two hitherto unknown works by Mondriaan are a wonderful find by Nick Draaijer,” says Wietse Coppes, curator of the RKD-Netherlands Institute for Art History, according to Pluim publishers. “Although…