GroenLinks leader Zita Pels has announced plans to crack down on predatory landlords in Amsterdam to combat high housing costs and market exploitation. Reflecting on her term as alderwoman, she also emphasized the importance of political vulnerability and her party's commitment to sustainable urban development.
A car and a fatbike collided on the Dijkzichtlaan at the border of Santpoort-Noord and Haarlem on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred around 12:55 PM and resulted in significant damage to the car.
A majority of the Philippine parliament has voted to proceed with impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. She faces allegations including fraud, corruption, and making death threats.
Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 14-year prison sentence for a 24-year-old man involved in a fatal shooting at a Vlissingen supermarket last year. The victim, 44-year-old Thomas van Wanrooij, was killed during the incident on June 22, 2023.
EU foreign ministers have imposed sanctions on 16 individuals and seven institutions involved in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. The measures respond to reports that nearly 20,500 children have been illegally transferred since the start of the conflict.
Activists from Animal Rebellion held a funeral procession in Haarlem to protest the annual culling of 100,000 geese in North Holland. The group delivered a formal letter of complaint to provincial deputy Jelle Beemsterboer at the provincial headquarters to voice their opposition to current wildlife management policies.