Many countries in Europe are facing a strong revival of the corona virus. They deal with this very differently. The Czech Republic announces a state of emergency, Ireland is discussing a full lockdown, France is closing pubs in Paris and the Netherlands is relying on urgent advice and an earlier closure of the catering industry. … Read more
October 05, 2020 13u05 Source: Belga Getty Images – – In Europe, 32 billion euros is awarded in subsidies for company cars. This has emerged from a new study by the green pressure group Transport & Environment (T&E). Almost the full amount is allocated to cars with a petrol or diesel combustion engine. In Belgium, … Read more
How good is eidam cheese? The consumer magazine dTest examined a total of twenty-one samples of eidam cheese with a fat content in the dry matter of 30 and 45 percent in terms of quality, taste and purity. The cheeses did not inspire much in taste during testing, but on the other hand they surprised … Read more
01 October 2020 02u41 Source: Belga ANP Illustration image. – During the first corona wave this spring, more than 10,000 people in the Netherlands died from established or suspected Covid-19. The Dutch statistics bureau CBS has announced this on the basis of preliminary figures. The number of corona deaths relates to the period from March … Read more
Face masks and our northern neighbors: it remains a more difficult marriage than in our country. De Bijenkorf will oblige customers in large cities to wear a face mask. Chains such as Jumbo and Albert Heijn support the government’s advice to wear a mask in the store, but leave the choice to customers. They don’t … Read more
Dutch people who want to travel to our country are advised to only do so if it is really ‘necessary’. Previously, this advice only applied to Antwerp and Brussels. – Dutch people returning from Belgium are advised to go into home quarantine for ten days. According to the Netherlands, the entire Belgian territory is colored … Read more
The Dutch government will announce new measures in the fight against the corona virus on Monday evening. The Dutch have to work from home again, unless it is not possible otherwise. Groups are limited to four people. – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge call the situation in their … Read more
Photo: Hollandse Hoogte / Flip Franssen – In the Netherlands, a woman on the train from Utrecht to Den Bosch was assaulted by a man who thought she was not wearing her mouth mask correctly. A local police officer reports this on Twitter. – The man spoke to the woman on the train because she … Read more
‘De Volkskrant’ may fire literary critic Arjan Peters. A judge has decided that. The journalist is not guilty of transgressive behavior, but is responsible for the disrupted working relationship with the newspaper. – The journalist was put on hold in May, but de Volkskrant did not want to disclose on what grounds that decision was … Read more
A number of well-known Dutch people promise ‘not to shut up anymore’. With the hashtag #ikdoenietmeermee, they call for symbolic resistance against the corona measures. The campaign has been fiercely criticized and comes at a time when the Netherlands is struggling with rapidly rising figures. – Under the hasthag #ikdoenietmeermee, a number of well-known Dutch … Read more