Ondernemers in Duitsland zagen de afgelopen twee jaar een flinke toename in winkeldiefstallen. Zo werd er in 2024 bijna drie miljard euro gestolen aan goederen als parfum, schoenen en elektronica. Maar de vervolging van winkeldieven is te laks, stellen de Duitse winkeliers. Door de verliezen kan het nodig zijn om de prijzen te verhogen, schrijft […]
In the Koplopers series, NU.nl visits projects this summer that give us a glimpse into the sustainable future. This week: a battery that stores electricity in water and kitchen salt could offer the stalled power grid lighting. Between the meadows, industry and the campus of TU Delft lies the peaceful site of Knowledge Institute Deltares.
The network issues that Odido customers in the Gouda and Zoetermeer area have been experiencing since Saturday morning have been resolved. A spokesperson for the telecom provider confirmed this. The outage was related to the issues Odido had on Friday, when thousands of outage reports were made nationwide. People experienced problems with mobile calls, SMS
The sale of German beer in the first six months of this year has fallen to its lowest point in at least thirty years. Sales are under pressure both domestically and abroad. According to the German statistical office Destatis, total sales in the first six months amounted to 3.9 billion liters, a decrease of more
In July, nearly 29,000 new cars were registered, a 9 percent increase compared to the previous year. This is only the second month this year that more cars have been sold than in the same period of 2024. An increase was only seen in May as well, when there was a plus of 7 percent.
Despite the holiday season, the housing market continues to break records. Last month was the busiest July ever when it comes to people applying for a mortgage, reports HDN. The average market value of owner-occupied homes also reached a new record. In July, 53,350 mortgage applications were received, 19 percent more than in the same
In approximately 120 municipalities, gift cards for caregivers or low-income residents are unusable. For example, city passes and do-it-yourself passes are invalid after the bankruptcy of their publisher, Groupcard. Some municipalities want to take action against the company. According to the AD, there are tens of thousands of victims. Municipalities such as Haarlem, Tilburg, Deventer,
The American President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday to introduce new import duties against dozens of countries. These are increases of 10 to 41 percent. Trump had previously indicated that he would introduce higher tariffs no later than August 1. The new tariffs are intended to take effect in a week. The US
Energy experts are tearing apart the deal that the European Union struck with the United States on Sunday. Europe must purchase a total of 750 billion dollars worth of oil and gas from the US over the next three years. But they think that amount is completely unattainable. Within the energy sector, many will have
Where most European car manufacturers are seeing their profits shrink due to American import duties and global price increases, Ferrari is making a lot of money. The Italian sports cars remain popular and the increased demand makes up for the extra costs of duties. Ferrari posted higher sales and profits last quarter than a year