KLM is initiating summary proceedings to prevent the strike of ground personnel at Schiphol next Wednesday, as announced by unions FNV and CNV. Last week, the court already prohibited a strike by ground personnel that was planned for last Saturday. The court prohibited the strike last Saturday due to safety considerations. The airline also wants […]
The Dutch House of Representatives has approved a long-awaited law that ensures district heating networks come into public hands. This should revive the construction of district heating in the coming years, after many heating companies had stopped building. The Collective Heat Act was delayed for years and revised by several cabinets. In 2022, then Climate
The French market watchdog has imposed a fine of 40 million euros on webshop SHEIN. The originally Chinese webshop allegedly offered fake discounts, and France has strict rules about what a real offer may be. Market authority DGCCRF investigated thousands of offers on SHEIN’s French website in 2022 and 2023. In many cases, the offers
Topman Mark Nuvelstijn van cryptoplatform Bitvavo legt per direct zijn taken neer in afwachting van de uitkomsten van een onderzoek naar zijn integriteit. Dat heeft een woordvoerder donderdag bevestigd na berichtgeving door Het Financieele Dagblad. De krant doet al langere tijd onderzoek naar de privébeleggingen van de CEO van het bedrijf. Dat onderzoek riep vragen
The number of WOZ objections has decreased sharply in recent years, according to the Waarderingskamer (Valuation Chamber). This may be because municipalities are assessing more accurately. New rules limiting compensation to objection agencies may also play a role. In 2023, the percentage of homes under objection in April was still 7.2 percent, or 595,000 homes.
Schiphol expects it to be much busier this summer than last year. The airport anticipates thirteen million travelers until the end of August, over 7 percent more than in 2024. That amounts to over 200,000 travelers daily. Staff shortages at airport security and other services led to long queues during holiday periods three years ago.
Two Eneco gas power plants in Utrecht will remain open for years longer at the request of grid operators. There is sometimes a risk of power shortages in parts of the Netherlands. Eneco announced the news on Thursday during the presentation of the annual figures. Grid operators TenneT and Stedin had requested that the Merwedekanaal
In the first half of this year, less than 4 percent of the purchased used cars were fully electric. Hybrid models accounted for about 15 percent of used sales. This is according to figures from industry association BOVAG. In total, 1,079,516 used cars were purchased in the first six months of this year. That is
Care organizations and the Ministry of Health have given the green light for the healthcare agreement. This definitively establishes a plan to keep healthcare affordable and more effective in the coming years. The parties and the government want to reduce the time healthcare personnel spend on administration, among other things. They also mention artificial intelligence
In supermarkets, empty Douwe Egberts shelves are again threatening. JDE Peet’s, the manufacturer of the famous coffee brand, no longer delivers his coffee due to a new conflict about the prices. CEO Michiel Muller of Onlininesupermarkt Picnic confirms this after reporting by De Telegraaf . The newspaper reported that the European purchasing organization of Jumbo