Tag: SHARON DIJKSMA
Utrecht councilor Lot van Hooijdonk is resigning
Councilor Van Hooijdonk has achieved a lot in the city, but not everyone is happy with it. This is how she created the environmental zone for cars. The city boulevards,…
Utrecht Olympians and Paralympians honored by Dijksma: ‘The city is proud of you’
A total of fourteen Utrecht athletes won an Olympic medal. Hockey players Lars Balk, Luna Fokke, Jonas de Geus, Jip Janssen, Renée van Laarhoven, Duco Telgenkamp, Anne Veenendaal and Derck…
Utrecht Olympians and Paralympians honored by Dijksma: ‘Medal can be taken out of the box again’
A total of fourteen Utrecht athletes won an Olympic medal. Hockey players Lars Balk, Luna Fokke, Jonas de Geus, Jip Janssen, Renée van Laarhoven, Duco Telgenkamp, Anne Veenendaal and Derck…
Mayor Dijksma: cabinet must distance itself from Wilders’ post about Halsema
Halsema said yesterday in response to the pro-Palestinian demonstration that counter-demonstrations fall under the fundamental right to demonstrate within sight and hearing distance of the purpose of their demonstration. “Whether…
Council members sued by Denk faction leader: how did it get so out of hand?
Utrecht – Group chairman Mahmut Sungur van Denk is taking seven Utrecht councilors to court, he confirms after reporting from the A.D. He does this because they wrongly accused him…
Library closed, or property tax increased: Utrecht municipalities struggle with government plans
Next year, Dutch municipalities will receive less money than they expected, because the government has taken 675 million euros from the municipal fund. The following year, 2026, is also called…
More tasks, less money: dissatisfaction among Utrecht municipalities about Budget Day plans
Next year, Dutch municipalities will receive less money than they expected, because the government has taken 675 million euros from the municipal fund. The following year, 2026, is also called…
Utrecht arranges its own reception of 100 asylum seekers because ‘direction is lacking’
In addition, the reopening of the HUB is also a response to what is happening in Ter Apel, says Sjoukje Volten, spokesperson for the municipality of Utrecht. The HUB is…
Academic year starts with demonstration: ‘Will we still get good education with so many cutbacks?’
Are the concerns justified? The new coalition of PVV, BBB, NSC and VVD announced in May that they wanted to cut more than 1 billion euros in academic education. Cabinet…
A listening ear at the Care Home: ‘It’s very hard to be a caregiver’
“It is very hard to be a caregiver,” says Kamps. “You are someone’s loved one, parent or child, but also the secretary, nurse, driver and care applicant. You are actually…