Ground staff from KLM may not stop eight hours on Wednesday afternoon. That is what the judge in summary judge in Amsterdam ruled on Friday. The judge thus agrees in the argument of both KLM and Schiphol that the FNV and CNV announced by trade unions entails too many security risks. Initially, the trade unions […]
The outgoing cabinet wants to limit the arrival of knowledge migrants and is therefore introducing stricter rules for companies that want to hire these expats. For example, they must pay a higher salary and there will be more reasons to refuse a permit. This was reported on Friday by outgoing Minister Eddy van Hijum of
China will impose import duties on brandy from Europe starting Saturday, mainly targeting French cognac. The taxes could amount to almost 35 percent, although major producers such as Rémy Martin and Hennessy will be exempted if they adhere to minimum prices. According to the Chinese, research shows that European companies are dumping their cognac on
CEO Mark Nuvelstijn of the Dutch crypto platform Bitvavo is definitively stepping down as the company’s top executive. Earlier this week, he already temporarily stepped back. The move follows after doubts arose about Nuvelstijn’s private investments. The co-founder of Bitvavo says in an explanation that he does not want to “burden the company with an
Discounter Wibra has had a good year. The Dutch retailer achieved a record turnover and opened dozens of new stores. Wibra’s turnover last year amounted to 286 million euros, an increase of 22.7 percent compared to 2023. Operating profit increased by 35.6 percent to 12.7 million euros. Last year, the discounter opened or reopened a
Last year, the Dutch settled for 198 billion euros with their debit card or credit card. That is an increase of 15 percent compared to two years ago, reports De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) on Friday. In total, the Dutch paid 6.7 billion times last year with a debit card or credit card for the total
The Dutch activities of construction and infrastructure company VolkerWessels will be taken over by investor HAL and dredging and maritime service provider Boskalis. VolkerWessels owner Reggeborgh and HAL reached an agreement on Thursday. The acquisition concerns the divisions Construction & Real Estate Development and Infra NL. The large construction group accounted for a turnover of
The US House of Representatives on Thursday gave the green light to the ‘big beautiful bill‘, President Donald Trump’s major spending bill, after hours of voting. The bill had already been approved by the House, the US House of Representatives. Subsequently, the bill also survived a vote in the Senate (the US Senate), but with
The Benefits Agency directly discriminated against a benefits parent based on race, the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights ruled on Thursday. The institute had previously concluded that the agency had indirectly discriminated in several cases. The institute reached its judgment in an investigation into the situation of a benefits parent with Dutch and Turkish nationality.
For a vacation home, you sometimes have to drive a long way and maintain it yourself, but Minke Boender (51) and Martijn Noordhoek (49) think it’s worth it. “A place in nature with space for my children’s weddings.” “Our children should just say ‘trekker’ (tractor in Dutch), instead of tractor. And with their hands and