ANPNewspaper journalists also want higher wages Trade unions believe income growth is desperately needed to compensate for the “sky-high” inflation of recent years, but employers think it is now a good thing. The major employer organizations VNO-NCW, MKB-Nederland and AWVN to call the increases are unsustainable. “Agreeing these kinds of percentages on autopilot is irresponsible … Read more
ANP Monday came Climate and Energy Choice Guide out. In it, a working group of civil servants writes what the new cabinet should do in the field of climate. The most important conclusion: more climate policy is needed. And that will cost tens of billions in the coming decades. While the PVV, the big winner … Read more
AFPSudanese soldiers in Darfur, last August Thousands of civilian deaths, millions of refugees, kidnappings, threats of famine, rape of young girls “and more serious human rights violations.” Violence against civilians in Sudan “borders on pure evil”, said the United Nations Sudan Coordinator recently. And there are no signs that the situation in the northeastern African … Read more
ANPWork on power lines If the four major right-wing parties form a coalition together, the energy transition could be delayed. Grid operator Tennet, the state-owned company that manages the national high-voltage grid, warns about this. “I’m worried, I fear that we are losing momentum,” says chairman Manon van Beek News hour. “We are moving towards … Read more
ANPInterim director of Schiphol Ruud Sondag Schiphol boss Ruud Sondag is disappointed that the downsizing plans for the airport have been canceled. In News hour he says that the situation is not tenable for local residents, that the airport is in a legally shaky position and that Schiphol cannot handle 500,000 flights a year at … Read more
ANPGL-PvdA party leader Frans Timmermans In previous cabinets, the PvdA contributed to the privatization of public sectors such as public transport and public housing. Now the party is returning to that policy in the joint election manifesto with GroenLinks: the government must take control again. However, the party leaves education out of the picture, while … Read more
ANPBBB party leader Caroline van der Plas The BoerCurgerBeweging became the largest party in all provinces at the Provincial Council elections in March, mainly thanks to a fierce campaign against the nitrogen policy. But the party itself is now implementing the national nitrogen law in ten provinces. The BBB also appears to be unsteady on … Read more
ANPPVV leader Geert Wilders PVV leader Geert Wilders wants to participate in the next cabinet and preferably not in a tolerance construction. He says this in the party leader interview News hour. He is prepared to make concessions, if that happens, also regarding his views on Islam. “There are more important priorities.” The core point … Read more
ANPRob Jetten (D66) D66 party leader Rob Jetten is critical of fellow party members who start working in the fossil energy sector during or after their political job. “I don’t understand why people choose these types of jobs,” he says News hour. “I would mainly do something different.” Several D66 members have recently been active … Read more
ANPStephan van Baarle (Denk) during a vote in the House of Representatives Political party Denk has recently taken a more conservative course, which is causing confusion among its supporters. Denk opposes issues that the party voted for in the House of Representatives in recent years. According to party leader Stephan van Baarle, it is only … Read more