NOS | Jeroen van Eindhoven They are back from a (temporary) absence: energy contracts whose price is fixed for a long time. Due to the energy crisis, these were hardly available last year, but now that gas prices are falling somewhat, that is slowly starting to change. For the time being, suppliers only offer them … Read more
ANP On Wednesday, February 22, the day after President Vladimir Putin’s big speech, a shocking photo was shared in a Telegram channel of the Russian paramilitary Wagner group. The photo shows dozens of bodies, side by side on the ground, some still in their combat uniforms, others naked, all badly battered. These are all Wagner … Read more
AFP Gambian refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos Saskia Dekkers correspondent Europa Saskia Dekkers correspondent Europa It is the elephant in the European chamber: only twenty percent of all asylum seekers in the EU that have exhausted all legal remedies are returned to their country of origin. The remaining people, eighty percent, roam the … Read more
Nico Garstman Shell is investing around three billion euros in green energy projects this year. At the same time, the energy company posted a record profit of almost 40 billion euros and claims to be embracing the energy transition. How serious is the oil company with the switch to sustainable energy generation? Why isn’t it … Read more
ANP European countries are turning away from the UN mission in Mali, but it is important that Europe remains involved in the country. So says Lieutenant General Kees Matthijssen, who until recently led the military component of the UN mission in Mali. “It is good to realize that the humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating,” says … Read more
NO If gas prices remain at current levels, the cost of the energy cap will be billions lower than expected. The cabinet will therefore lose 4.7 billion euros, reports the Central Planning Bureau (CPB). News time. This amount is significantly less than the tens of billions that the emergency measure would cost in a very … Read more
NO Energy company Oxxio made a mistake with the energy rates of 55,000 customers. The company, which belongs to Eneco, acknowledges that it has applied too high and too low tariffs. All customers will be refunded the amount wrongly charged, Eneco told Nieuwsuur. These are families that have a contract with Oxxio, an energy supplier … Read more
Ajit Rajagopal Egypt hosts the 27th UN Climate Change Summit, but protest against activists for more climate action. According to the human rights organization Amnesty International, hundreds of activists have been arrested in the past two weeks on suspicion of calling for demonstrations at the climate conference. This is while demonstrators are welcome on paper … Read more
ANP Breaches of dikes, Wadden in promenade and marshes in the west of the country. A group of scientists studied how the Netherlands changes if the sea level rises by 2 or 5 meters. They call the results “troubling”. “Sea level rise can also affect the east of the country, through rivers,” says river and … Read more
ANP Power plants, gas pipelines and nuclear power plants have been increasingly targeted by Russian attacks in recent weeks, as winter approaches. While about 34 attacks were reported between February and September, cruise missiles and kamikaze drones across the country have rained almost every day since the beginning of this month. At least two hundred … Read more