Buying flex homes will not be possible on a large scale for the time being. Too few municipalities can offer guarantees, reports Nationale Hypotheek Garantie (NHG). Consumers run too much risk without these guarantees. NHG investigated whether people can buy a flex home with a thirty-year mortgage on land that has a temporary designation. Flex […]
The Chinese export is rising stronger than expected. The main reason is the preliminary trade agreement with the United States. Total exports rose by 5.8 percent compared to a year ago, according to figures from Chinese customs. Economists had expected an increase of 5 percent. The decline in exports to the US was not too
Defense wants to buy 24 old train wagons from the Dutch Railways to convert them into mobile hospitals. The wagons must be used to take care of and transport wounded soldiers. The conversations between Defense and the Dutch Railways are still an early stage, a spokesperson for the Dutch Railways confirms to NU.nl after previous
More than one in three Dutch people think their homes are not heat-resistant enough on summer days. Dissatisfaction is greatest in South Holland, according to a survey. There is still much to be gained with heat-resistant construction. On summer days, the temperature is 25 degrees or higher. 35 percent of Dutch people think that their
The European Union is extending its previously imposed pause on countermeasures against the United States until the beginning of August. This was announced on Sunday by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. In response to US import tariffs on steel and aluminum, the EU had announced countervailing duties at the beginning of
In de rubriek De broeikas schrijft klimaatverslaggever Jeroen Kraan wekelijks over wat hem opvalt. Deze week: Tata Steel presenteert zijn plannen om in 2030 te verduurzamen. Of is het vooruitzicht van groen staal stiekem al morsdood? Misschien ken je Schrödingers kat, het beroemde gedachte-experiment over een kat die al dan niet levend in een doos
The 30 percent trade tariff that the US will impose from August threatens to “disrupt transatlantic supply chains,” warns EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Port of Rotterdam also fears disruption, as it handles a large amount of exports from other EU countries to the US. Von der Leyen sees disadvantages for “businesses,
After years of ambitious climate policy, the European Parliament and the EU member states are now far from united on new climate goals for the next fifteen years. It is questionable whether the EU can still travel to the next climate summit as a climate leader. On the diplomatic stage, the European Union likes to
The cabinet will appeal against a court ruling that overturned Schiphol’s nature permit. That is what State Secretary Jean Rummenie (Nature) writes in a letter to the House of Representatives on Friday. It is a response to a decision by the court in The Hague last month, in which the judge struck down the permit
More than sixteen thousand Citroën drivers in the Netherlands are still waiting for a new airbag. They have been advised by the manufacturer not to drive anymore due to defective airbags, which can explode in a collision. Replacing all 33,000 airbags will probably take weeks. The recall applies in the Netherlands to over 33,000 Citroëns