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
Dutch financial institutions are able to withstand larger economic shocks. That is the conclusion of De Nederlandsche Bank based on a stress test. However, cyberattacks are an increasing danger, especially now that uncertainty in the global economy has increased sharply. “The uncertainty has not led to vulnerability of Dutch financial institutions,” explains DNB President Klaas
Dutch people have had more money left over on average in the past eight years because wages have risen faster than monthly expenses. This is according to research by ABN AMRO, which took into account the rapidly rising inflation and energy costs of recent years. ABN AMRO used the anonymized bank accounts of 340,000 households
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,
Former international Andruw Jones will be the head coach of the Netherlands at the World Baseball Classic next March, the unofficial World Cup for baseball players. The former top player will then make his debut as the person in charge of the Dutch team. “We are proud and happy that Andruw is leading the Kingdom
Jonas Vingegaard has criticized the concussion protocol of the international cycling union UCI. The two-time Tour de France winner was not checked for a concussion after falling on his head in Paris-Nice, even though this is in the rules. The 28-year-old Vingegaard fell on his head during the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. He suffered a
Paul Elstak ran into financial trouble in the mid-1990s and had to live on a minimal income. The DJ of happy hardcore hits like Rainbow in the Sky and Luv u more was in debt. After his great successes, Elstak’s performances declined in the late 1990s, debts piled up, and his administration turned out to
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