Coalition Agreement Reached for a Sustainable and Enterprising Province of Utrecht

Coalition Agreement Reached for a Sustainable and Enterprising Province of Utrecht

In the province of Utrecht, a coalition agreement has been reached between GroenLinks, VVD, D66, CDA and PvdA. With this agreement, the five parties will commit themselves “for a sustainable, healthy, green and enterprising province of Utrecht where current and future generations can live happily”. The agreement and the intended deputies will be presented on … Read more

King Willem-Alexander Apologizes for Dutch Slavery Past: Calls for Equality and Acknowledges the Struggle

King Willem-Alexander Apologizes for Dutch Slavery Past: Calls for Equality and Acknowledges the Struggle

Jul 01, 2023 at 2:38 PMUpdate: 11 minutes ago King Willem-Alexander has apologized for the Dutch slavery past. The king did so on Saturday afternoon in a speech during the National Remembrance Day of Slavery in Amsterdam. “For this crime against humanity, I ask forgiveness,” the king said. 0:50 Play button The king said that … Read more

The Rise of the Dutch Folding Trailer: Camping Enthusiasts Embrace New Trend

The Rise of the Dutch Folding Trailer: Camping Enthusiasts Embrace New Trend

The typical Dutch folding trailer is making a quiet advance. The number of folding trailers has risen to over 100,000. Together with the caravan and the camper van, camping enthusiasts in the Netherlands now own more than 700,000 camping vehicles. The association Camping and Caravan Industry (KCI) stated that 20 percent more folding trailers were … Read more

Painful Choices: Addressing the Teacher Shortage and Coping with Scarcity in Education

Painful Choices: Addressing the Teacher Shortage and Coping with Scarcity in Education

29 Jun 2023 at 00:00 “Painful choices” are needed to cope with the teacher shortage, says the Education Council on Thursday. Consider, for example, fewer teaching hours in combination with a less full curriculum. The teacher shortage rose again last year: almost 10 percent of full-time jobs were unfilled. The large cities have greater shortages … Read more

Seventeen-Year-Old Sentenced to Juvenile Detention for Fatal Shooting in Amsterdam

Seventeen-Year-Old Sentenced to Juvenile Detention for Fatal Shooting in Amsterdam

Seventeen-Year-Old Boy Sentenced to Juvenile Detention for Fatal Shooting in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands – In a tragic incident that shook the city, a seventeen-year-old boy has been sentenced to twenty months of juvenile detention, with eight months being conditional, for a shooting that resulted in the death of a seventeen-year-old Amsterdammer. The incident took place … Read more

Former Director of Kanjer Wens Foundation Accused of Sexual Abuse Sends Lawyers Home During Hearing

Former Director of Kanjer Wens Foundation Accused of Sexual Abuse Sends Lawyers Home During Hearing

Title: Former Director of Kanjer Wens Foundation Sends Lawyers Home During Sexual Abuse Case Hearing Date: June 21, 2023 In a shocking turn of events, Peter V., the former director of the Kanjer Wens foundation, who is suspected of sexual abuse with at least twelve boys, sent his lawyers home during a hearing today. The … Read more