China and the United States accuse each other of failing to honor agreements. The trade agreements from May were intended to lower import duties, at least temporarily. “China has – perhaps unsurprisingly to some – violated the agreement with us,” US President Donald Trump said on Friday. He did not explain which agreements China would […]
The number of new cars sold in the Netherlands increased again in May after four months with falling figures, reporting branch organizations RAI Association, BOVAG and RDC on Sunday. However, the sale of Tesla’s are still in the slop. A total of 30,188 new passenger cars were put on license plate, more than 7 percent
Duizenden mensen zijn zaterdag de straat op gegaan in Bulgarije om te protesteren tegen de invoering van de euro. Het land stapt begin volgend jaar over op de Europese munt. De protesten werden gesteund door de uiterst rechtse partij Revival. Demonstranten blokkeerden in de hoofdstad Sofia korte tijd belangrijke kruispunten. De politie had delen van
Ryanair-CEO Michael O’Leary is on track to earn a bonus of 111 million euros. That is an exceptionally high bonus by European standards. O’Leary only needs to stay on until July 2028 to cash in the bonus. The share price of the Irish budget airline remained above 21 euros per share for 28 days, reports
American companies bought considerably fewer goods abroad in April. The import fell by almost 20 percent, after the input had risen hard for a month. This is according to figures from the American statistics agency Census Bureau. The fluctuations probably have everything to do with the taxing policy of US President Donald Trump. At the
Pensioenfonds ABP invests 250 million euros in SkyNRG, a manufacturer of more sustainable aviation fuel. SkyNRG uses the money for research and building factories. The investment from pension fund ABP should give “a strong impulse” to the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), writes pension manager APG in a press release. APG invests the money
KLM employees who will be flying to Israel again starting this weekend will not have to stay overnight in Tel Aviv. Instead, they can sleep in Larnaca, Cyprus. KLM will resume flights to Ben Gurion, Tel Aviv’s largest airport, from Saturday. The Dutch Cabin Crew Association (VNC) previously reported that cabin crew members were concerned
The bags of Haribo sweets that contain cannabis were all found in the Eastern Netherlands. This confirms the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Several people were unwell after they had eaten from the sweets. The case came to light when a family from Twente called in the police after some children from
Two-thirds of entrepreneurs in the Netherlands are experiencing staff shortages. They are therefore mainly focusing on automation and improvement of employment conditions. This applies in particular to entrepreneurs in the construction industry, reports statistics office CBS. Entrepreneurs with large companies are most affected by a shortage of employees, writes the CBS. More than 72 percent
The bankrupt women’s clothing chain Gerry Weber is making a fresh start in the Netherlands in a significantly slimmed-down form. Stores with women’s fashion from the German brand will remain in at least eight locations in the country. At least 30 of the original 175 employees will continue to work there. In a statement, the