‘Further sustainability requires courage from politicians, no fear’
Jan Willem van Hoogstraten still remembers the optimism well. It was at the beginning of 2016 and he was about...
Netherlands
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The awareness is falling: for the EU, import duties are a pressure agent, for Team Trump a goal in itself
As far as Donald Trump presents his taxes to the world, the reluctance of European politicians who have to formulate...
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VVD MP Roelien Kamminga new mayor of Groningen
VVD MP Roelien Kamminga does not finish her period as a member of the House of Representatives and will become...
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Inspection: Inez Weski was unlawfully detained after her arrest
Former criminal lawyer Inez Weski was locked up two years ago after her arrest at "a secret location of the...
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Delivery van with zebras, monkeys, antelope, serval, buzzard and swan arrested at the Dutch border
Two zebras, six monkeys, an antelope, a serval, a buzzard and a swan were together in a delivery van. It...
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The Binnenhof should have become an ‘imperial palace’ in the thirteenth century
Two ministers, an alderman and the chairman of the Senate are in a excavated basement with the project leader of...
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The only KFC that counts is Korean Fried Chicken
"It's sweet, sour and salt, what more do you want?" Kwon Joong-Gon (52) has just eaten fried chicken with two...
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Even more space for the river but also being careful with water, that’s new
A 'gift' is the most frequently heard qualification of wild nature that originated after taking measures to give the rivers,...
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‘Still a sovereign Rijkscloud’ this cabinet term
A wish of the House of Representatives is embraced by the State Secretary for Digitization, Zolt Szabó (PVV). He wants...
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Foekje Dillema: Silence for a lifetime about why you were not allowed to participate
On June 18, 1950, Foekje Dillema improved the National Record on the 200 meters of Fanny Blankers-Koen. On the Olympic...
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Children perform with musicians from the Northern Dutch Orchestra: « I was afraid of not doing something right, but luckily that didn’t happen »
Eighteen children sprinted the class as soon as conductor Dorus van den Boomen she says that they are allowed to...
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Will this be a titanic struggle between Trump and Wall Street?
Can Donald Trump compete with the financial markets? That is the question that becomes more acute every day. Last weekend,...
