Young people up to 34 years old with a private rental property are spending an increasing portion of their income on housing expenses. On average, this amounts to 46 percent. Ten years ago, it was 39 percent. According to a study by ING, young people pay an average of 1,185 euros in housing costs for […]
Tensions in society are increasing and also reaching the workplace. It is up to employers to prevent polarization. However, a ban on talking about certain topics is not appropriate, experts say. Heated discussions about the corona crisis, the war in Gaza and Ukraine, or the climate can create a bad atmosphere in the workplace. Furthermore,
The municipality of Delft will ban fossil fuel advertising in public spaces. This includes advertisements for cruises, gas contracts, or airline tickets. Previously, The Hague and the municipality of Utrecht had already implemented a ban. The Delft city council approved a motion on Thursday from GroenLinks, Volt, and PvdA, calling on the board to come
Jumbo cannot be forced to buy beer from Heineken again. The East Brabant court ruled this on Thursday. The supermarket chain and the beer brand have been at odds for several months over price negotiations. Jumbo has been buying fewer Heineken products since the end of March. This concerns part of the Heineken range, which
Verfmaker AkzoNobel sluit twee fabrieken in Wapenveld en het Belgische Machelen. Dat raakt de in totaal 273 werknemers van die locaties. Het bedrijf wil de productie naar andere landen verplaatsen. De te sluiten locaties hebben in totaal 273 medewerkers. Hoeveel van hen in de Nederlandse fabriek in Wapenveld werken, schrijft AkzoNobel niet. Volgens persbureau ANP
Biological specialty stores saw their turnover grow by 14.6 percent last year. This increase is not due to inflation, but because more customers visited the stores, reports industry organization Bionext. The stores mainly sold more organic fish and bread. The total organic turnover increased by 9.6 percent in 2024, reports Bionext. That amounts to 1.77
The American Tesla sold half as many electric cars in Europe in April compared to a year earlier. Chinese car manufacturer BYD took over Tesla’s spot in the top ten of electric brands on the continent. Tesla dropped to eleventh place: the brand saw sales decline to 7,165 units, reports British market researcher JATO Dynamics
The European Union will significantly increase import duties on fertilizers and certain agricultural products from Russia and Belarus. The intention is that these countries will be able to sell less fertilizer in Europe and thus have less income to finance the war in Ukraine. The import duties will increase gradually each year, to a total
Tickets for the Nijmegen Four Days Marches that have been sold through a third party will be invalidated by the organization. Intermediaries often obtain the tickets through bot software, which according to the Four Days Marches is unfair. The De 4Daagse Foundation writes that it is aware of parties offering tickets online after obtaining them
The United States accepts the luxury plane that Qatar has offered to President Donald. The Boeing 747-8 is intended to serve as a government aircraft. Critics see it as an attempt by the Qataris to get in good favor with the Americans. Trump was recently in Qatar and was offered the Boeing there to use