The government is making climate policy with a short-term view, according to a major scientific advisory council. As a result, companies and citizens are afraid to take risks, and society comes to a standstill. “This is not the climate policy that helps the Dutch people.” The climate goals for 2030 and beyond are increasingly out […]
The election of a new board for the FNV trade union has been postponed for the third time. Temporary supervisors Lodewijk Asscher and Ton Heerts have put the vote on hold. The election of the general board of FNV was scheduled for September 15. However, according to the supervisors, that is too early. After the
Tanking abroad is a treat due to low gasoline prices, but owners of plug-in cars are not invited. Most surrounding countries have higher charging station prices than the Netherlands. Vacationers are warned of extra charging costs that can run into the hundreds of euros. The Netherlands has one of the best-covering and one of the
TomTom has adjusted its expectations for 2025 despite lower revenue in the first half of the year. The Amsterdam-based navigation company says it sees encouraging developments after a reorganization. Revenue in the second quarter decreased by 4 percent to 146 million euros, TomTom reports. This brings the revenue in the first half of the year
Starting entrepreneurs continue to register for a private limited company (bv), the Chamber of Commerce (KVK) notes. People may think this circumvents bogus self-employment, but that is “absolutely not true.” Furthermore, the number of new businesses continues to decline and the number of businesses ceasing operations continues to increase. The number of new businesses registering
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) once again warned on Monday about slimming pills containing prohibited substances. This time, it concerns the slimming product My Lisaa. The pills were offered on bol. How is it possible that these pills were on sale? The product contains sibutramine, among other things. This substance was
The European Commission believes that children should be better protected online. That is why there will be an app that checks the age of users. Five countries will test the app. Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain are the first to try out the app, which was developed for the European Union. The goal is
The EU countries agree that import tariffs can be imposed on American products if there is no trade agreement with the United States by August 1. It would be a package of counter-tariffs worth 72 billion euros. However, the national governments of the member states hope that it will not come to that and that
Kledingmerk BALR. heeft faillissement aangevraagd, maakte het bedrijf maandag bekend. De aandeelhouders willen wel verder met voetbalplatform 433. Oud-voetballer Demy de Zeeuw was medeoprichter van BALR. Volgens een verklaring willen de aandeelhouders “hun energie en middelen nu volledig op het verder versnellen van de groei” van voetbalplatform 433 richten. Zowel BALR. als 433 is mede
Spoorvakbond VVMC heeft tegen het eindbod van de NS gestemd, terwijl leden van vakbond CNV maandag juist voor stemden. Nieuwe stakingen op het spoor zijn niet uitgesloten. Leden van de VVMC, CNV en FNV stemmen maandag over het eindbod van de NS, waarin onder meer een loonstijging van 4 procent wordt voorgesteld. Een ruime meerderheid