The Consumentenbond and fifteen other European consumer organizations have filed a complaint about airlines. They allegedly charge unjustified fees for carrying hand luggage. The complaint is directed against easyJet, Transavia, Ryanair, Norwegian Airlines, Volotea, Vueling and Wizz Air. The organizations have filed the complaint with the European Commission and CPC, the network of national consumer […]
A majority of Dutch parents are in favor of banning Instagram and TikTok for children under the age of sixteen. They are not against all forms of screen use: parents do find educational videos and films in which children move to be good. Seven out of ten parents are in favor of a ban on
A full electricity grid, staff shortages, nitrogen problems and a stalled housing market: more and more factors are hindering the growth of the Dutch economy. Therefore, politicians must invest more in education, the labor market and the energy transition. That is what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) states on the basis of research into the
Airbnb must block more than 65,000 rental listings from the Spanish government. The providers have violated several rules. The rental platform has gone to court and says it will keep the ads online for the time being. In total, 65,935 advertisements did not comply with the regulations for rentals in the tourism sector. Mandatory license
Due to a malfunction, Spaniards were unable to reach the emergency number 112 properly on Tuesday morning. Therefore, the country has set up an alternative number for emergencies. This raises the question for readers: how accessible is 112 in the Netherlands in such situations? In the Netherlands, the emergency center is always accessible as long
The European Union has agreed on the seventeenth sanctions package aimed at putting pressure on Russia. The sanctions target, among other things, an oil giant and the Russian ‘shadow fleet’. “This is a clear signal of the EU’s continued and unwavering support for Ukraine,” says EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The sanctions aim to
Levi Strauss & Co. wants to sell its subsidiary brand Dockers to Authentic Brands Group, the parent company of brands such as Reebok and Quiksilver. The American jeans brand announced this on Tuesday. Levi’s announced in October that it wanted to sell Dockers, but there were no concrete plans at the time. The company wants
Het veelbesproken pensioenplan van NSC is dinsdag gestrand in de Tweede Kamer. Van de 150 Kamerleden stemden 73 tegen en 72 voor. Het voorstel moest mensen inspraak geven over de overgang naar het nieuwe pensioenstelsel. NSC-Kamerlid Agnes Joseph wilde alsnog regelen dat werkenden en gepensioneerden zelf kunnen kiezen of ze overstappen naar het nieuwe stelsel
DENK has weighed the pros and cons and decided to vote against the proposal that gives people a say in the transition to the new pension system. NSC Member of Parliament Agnes Joseph still wants to arrange for employees and pensioners to be able to choose whether to switch to the new system or remain
The European Union is scrapping all economic sanctions against Syria. The EU member states decided on Tuesday to end the measures, EU diplomats confirm to press agency ANP. The Netherlands was strongly against this, but has nevertheless agreed. All member states must agree to the lifting of sanctions. The EU had previously withdrawn some sanctions