The U.S. House of Representatives passed the first law on Thursday aimed at regulating stablecoins, a relatively stable form of cryptocurrency. The price of Bitcoin subsequently rose again to over $120,000 (€103,320). The so-called Genius Act is now with President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign the law soon. The law sets clear rules […]
Do you, like nearly 600,000 other households, have a dynamic energy contract? Then you know that the electricity price changes every hour. From October 1st, energy prices will even change every fifteen minutes, but many energy suppliers don’t reflect this. With a dynamic energy contract, you pay a different price for electricity every hour. This
The American investment company Blackstone is allowed to take over the Dutch holiday park organization RCN. That was decided by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) on Thursday. The organization has a total of eighteen holiday parks: nine in the Netherlands, one in Germany and eight in France. They all have a Dutch
The potato production in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France has grown significantly in the past year. Europe may even face a surplus as a result. Yet, your fries probably won’t get any cheaper. This is according to research by DCA Market Intelligence on Thursday. The market agency fears that the market will become unbalanced
The European Commission is starting a lawsuit against the Dutch State because it has largely awarded train transport to NS in the coming years. The main issue is that the cabinet did not give other carriers a chance to compete. It concerns the so-called main rail network concession, which includes the largest part of the
The Dutch Labor Inspectorate is very concerned about an increase in the number of fatal work accidents. In the first half of this year, approximately forty people have died at work. In all of 2024, that number was 52, a spokesperson confirms after reports by the NOS. “We are halfway through the year. If we
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has started strict checks on telephone sales by telecom and energy companies. The supervisor received many complaints about unwanted sales calls and wants to put an end to “one of the biggest annoyances of consumers”. If a company wants to call you for telephone sales, you must
Welfare in the Netherlands is on average higher than in the rest of Europe. But there are still many opportunities in the areas of air pollution, job security and personal development, according to research by Rabobank. Dutch provinces score slightly higher on average than other regions in Europe. Rabobank and Utrecht University measure prosperity annually
Mass claims are increasingly making the news. Just last week, a claim foundation went to court due to high transaction fees at Visa and Mastercard. However, the chance of success is still unknown: procedures often take a long time. Booking.com also suffered in early July. The Consumers’ Association announced a collective claim against the platform,
The current contribution from member states is not enough to cover the European Union’s future budget. Therefore, the European Commission also wants to receive a portion of the tobacco excise and tax from large companies. The cost increases from 1,200 billion to 2,000 billion euros, Euro Commissioner Piotr Serafin (Budget) said on Wednesday during the