Inmates in French prisons have been using new “undetectable” devices to communicate with the outside world. Eurojust, the European cooperation of justice services, warned about this on Tuesday. In France, five thousand of these devices, about the size of a lighter, have been confiscated. French investigators discovered that the devices are sold online worldwide. The […]
Hans Wiegel gaf “jarenlang kleur aan de Nederlandse politiek”, zegt premier Dick Schoof in een reactie op het overlijden van de voormalige VVD-leider. Dilan Yesilgöz, de huidige VVD-leider, omschrijft Wiegel als een “groot staatsman” en een “voorbeeld voor ons allen”. Volgens Schoof was Wiegel “het gezicht van een tijdperk”. De premier roemt de VDD-coryfee om
VVD-boegbeeld Hans Wiegel is op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden. Wiegel was de man achter de inmiddels beroemd geworden uitspraak “Sinterklaas bestaat. Daar zit ‘ie”. Daarmee wees Wiegel tijdens een debat in 1972 op de plannen van het kabinet-Den Uyl, dat volgens hem te veel geld over de balk smeet. VVD figurehead Hans Wiegel has passed away
Six employees of a care institution for people with severe intellectual disabilities in Bodegraven, South Holland, have been immediately suspended. The employees humiliated their clients and shared images of this in a private group on Snapchat. The humiliating images were made on a group in care institution De Akker. Care organization Sirjon announced on Tuesday
VVD figurehead Hans Wiegel has passed away at the age of 83. His family has informed De Telegraaf of this. “We are proud of who he was and what he meant to many. For us, he is the dearest father we could have wished for,” the family says. Wiegel passed away at home in Friesland.
Eric Kemperman, member of the Senate and the Provincial Council of Gelderland, is leaving the BBB faction and continuing independently. Kemperman and the party disagree on several issues, according to an explanation to ANP. Kemperman’s departure was announced on Monday evening. In a message on the site, BBB states that “Mr. Kemperman announced today that
VVD figurehead Hans Wiegel has passed away at the age of 83. His family announced this to De Telegraaf. “We are proud of who he was and what he meant to many. For us, he is the dearest father we could have wished for,” they told the newspaper. Wiegel was known, among other things, as
The UN is concerned about the fate of a large number of babies in Gaza. Trucks with baby food arrived on Monday, but that aid has not yet reached the population, according to Tom Fletcher of OCHA, the UN organization for emergency aid. Israel reports that it allowed five UN trucks with aid to enter
The search for missing Jeffrey (10) and Emma (8) continues unabated on Tuesday in several locations in Groningen. The civilian team Veteranen Search Team confirms that the children are also being searched for in Germany. A search in the Groningse Carel Coenraadpolder yielded nothing on Monday evening. “There are renewed searches at various locations in,
The World Health Organization (WHO) has drafted a pandemic treaty after years of negotiations. The international agreement means that countries and international organizations will work together better to prevent and combat crises such as the corona pandemic. “This treaty is a victory for public health, science and broad cooperation,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus