Municipalities must allow people to live in holiday parks for ten years. This is stated in plans published by Housing Minister Mona Keijzer for reactions. Currently, municipalities can still decide for themselves whether to allow permanent residence. In the Netherlands, almost 60,000 people are registered at the address of a recreational home, Keijzer writes in […]
The sale of new Teslas in the European Union also fell in April. In that month, 52.6 percent fewer electric cars of the brand were sold than a year earlier, according to figures from the European automotive industry association ACEA. In the EU, 5,475 new Teslas were registered last month. In the year before, that
Rabobank is investing one billion euros in mid-rental housing in the Eindhoven region in the coming years. This is being done through the BPD Woningfonds (BPD Housing Fund), a part of the bank. According to Rabobank, the need is great due to the rapid growth of the region and a shortage of affordable rental housing.
With the healthcare sector attracting more staff, the sector’s costs are rising. Increasing wages also contributed to a cost of 113.5 billion euros in 2024. The Netherlands spent 8.1 percent more on healthcare last year than in 2023, according to statistics agency CBS. This means that costs grew faster than the economy. “It’s not surprising
Volvo Cars is cutting approximately three thousand jobs to save costs. The layoffs primarily affect office jobs in its home country of Sweden, reports ANP. “The automotive industry is in the middle of a challenging period,” said CEO Hakan Samuelsson in an explanation. “To address this, we need to improve our cash flow and structurally
SHEIN needs to quickly adjust its business operations, otherwise the Chinese online store may face a fine. Several regulators, including the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM), state that the company is misleading consumers with, among other things, unjustified claims and fake discounts. For example, SHEIN states for various products that only a few
Households will pay about 20 euros more for gas transport in 2026. This contribution to national natural gas transport is a small part of the total gas bill. A major reason for the price increase is the declining gas use. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has determined that the transport tariff will
A German court on Monday convicted four former Volkswagen managers of fraud in the diesel emissions scandal. The case revolves around illegal software that made diesel emissions from Volkswagens appear lower than they actually were. The court in the German city of Braunschweig imposed multi-year prison sentences on two former managers, reports ANP. The prison
Univé has observed an increasing number of young people committing fraud when taking out moped insurance. They lower the premium by taking out the insurance in the name of an older person. Young drivers typically pay higher premiums because they cause more damage. Older, more experienced drivers receive lower premiums. Due to the decrease in
Emergency radios are popular, but many extra functions barely work. For example, the Consumers’ Association discovered that solar cells hardly charge the battery at all. Wind-up radios are also impractical, because you have to crank for a long time for one minute of radio. The government advises having an FM radio at home for emergencies,