Marc Kuipers will become the new National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV). Kuipers is currently the head of the Dutch consulate in Osaka, Japan. On January 1st, Kuipers will take over from Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, who has held the position since 2019. Before Kuipers started working in Japan in 2021, he was inspector-general at the […]
The next cabinet immediately gets a stack of headache files that all ask for a solution. That costs money: 7 billion euros in 2030. So that amount does not have to be coughed up immediately. But something has to happen, otherwise the problems get bigger. The next cabinet has to get started with a number
‘Need the very best legs on such a finish’ Van der Poel was realistic shortly after the finish after losing his yellow jersey. “On such a finish, I need my very best legs and I already knew I wouldn’t have them,” he said to the NOS camera. “I’m realistic enough to see that the yellow
On the A12 near Duiven in Gelderland, a major traffic jam occurred on Friday afternoon due to a chain collision involving nine cars. Traffic was backed up in both directions for an hour, but traffic towards the German border is slowly starting to move again. A spokesperson for the ANWB confirms that the road was
Demissionair minister Femke Wiersma (Landbouw) asks the European Commission whether the Netherlands can again be granted an exemption to the Brussels manure rules. This so-called derogation allows Dutch farmers to spread more manure than their European colleagues. In 2023, it became clear that the Netherlands would lose this derogation in 2026. Until then, manure standards
For the first time, a self-driving bus is driving on public roads in the Netherlands. Passengers can use it between several metro stations in Rotterdam. The first ride was on Friday, and from August 1st, everyone can take the bus. Between Friday, July 11th, and August 1st, some tests will be done first. After that,
Nog 89 km – Sinds de aanval heeft de kopgroep 1,5 kilometer per uur harder gefietst dan het peloton. Nog 90 km – Het peloton versnelt wat. De kopgroep heeft nu nog 1.13 voorsprong. De voorsprong is iets meer dan anderhalve minuut geweest. Nog 109 km – De voorsprong van de kopgroep is opgelopen tot
A comet from outside our solar system is likely the oldest ever seen. Comet 3I/ATLAS was first seen on July 1 as it entered our solar system. It may even be older than our solar system. 3I/ATLAS is only the third object ever seen entering our solar system from outside. Previously, 1I/’Oumuamua (in 2017) and
The man who assaulted a sleeping man in Rotterdam with a paving stone at the end of last year will be prosecuted in France. The Public Prosecution Service confirms this to NU.nl after reports from RTL Nieuws. The French police arrested the suspect earlier in Toulon. The 32-year-old suspect from Cameroon attacked a man in
Member of Parliament Jelle Soepboer is going to return his NSC seat, the party confirms after reporting from De Telegraaf . Soup farmer is the intended party leader of the Fryske Nasjonale Party (FNP), two functions that “cannot be combined”. The FNP wants to participate in the national elections for the first time in October.