The Red Cross has been distributing grocery cards in the Netherlands for five years. This aid was intended as temporary support during the corona pandemic, but the aid organization sees that new groups of people are falling into poverty. “We see that the situation is not improving for people living in food insecurity,” the Red […]
A number of Dutch customers of Odido, Ben, and Simpel are experiencing problems with their phone connections on Thursday morning. The providers are dealing with a disruption in the mobile network, Odido tells NU.nl. The problems are mainly occurring in North Brabant and Limburg. On Allestoringen.nl, thousands of reports came in on Thursday morning from
Energy company Uniper is not making any new major investments in the Netherlands for the time being. The German company believes there is too much uncertainty about energy policy and doubts whether it can recoup its investments. For example, it is unclear what the government plans to do with the so-called capacity market. That is
More homes were sold in April than a year earlier. With an increase of 21 percent, the trend of recent months continues. In total, 18,915 existing homes changed hands last month. The average price increased by more than 10 percent. The average price for an existing owner-occupied home in April was 472,054 euros, according to
PME, one of the largest pension funds in the country, is stopping investments in hundreds of companies because they no longer fit its investment criteria. This is in addition to the 112 companies, including Nestlé and Dupont, from which the metal fund already parted ways last year. That’s what director Eric Uijen tells NU.nl in
The digital currency bitcoin rose to a value of $109,302 (almost €96,400) on Wednesday. With this, the price of the most traded cryptocurrency reached a record high. Investors in cryptocurrencies were positive about the news that regulations for so-called stablecoins are coming in the United States. Stablecoins are digital currencies with a value that is
Children who are used as influencers need better protection. The same applies to children who are part of a so-called vlog family. The cabinet is adjusting the rules regarding child labor so that they better take into account developments online. “Online videos and vlogs in which money is earned by or with children have become
The plan to freeze rents for people in social housing is at risk. Housing Minister Mona Keijzer needs to get her bill through parliament by July 1, but it is questionable whether the plan will survive the Senate. The plan to freeze rents in the social sector comes from the coalition. The leaders of PVV,
Supermarkets should have the opportunity to purchase products abroad if prices are lower there. Currently, there are strict rules in place, but the European Commission wants to change this. Additionally, restrictive rules for businesses should be reduced. Brussels presented a package of measures on Wednesday to strengthen the internal market. Currently, there are still many
Booking.com must reduce commissions for hotel reservations by almost a quarter. The Swiss price regulator states that the booking platform abuses its dominant position by demanding “illegitimately high” commissions. Booking.com disagrees with this. Booking.com charges commissions to hotels that process their reservations through the platform. With the forced reduction, the Swiss regulator wants to “strengthen