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Yet another house in Wijk aan Zee subdivided for migrant workers: '22 percent of the village are now migrant workers'

Residents of Wijk aan Zee are protesting the increasing conversion of homes into housing for migrant workers, who now make up 22% of the village population. After the Beverwijk municipality rejected a...

Source: US wants to use Iranian assets for reparations

The United States plans to use Iranian assets to fund reconstruction in friendly Gulf states and cover future damages caused by Iran. This proposal follows a series of Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Ba...

Hedgehog dance between VVD and PRO begins

Former ASML CEO Peter Wennink has raised alarms regarding potential political stagnation in The Hague, warning that the government may fail to deliver effective solutions for citizens. The VVD is curr...

Residents sharpen knives over 'green postage stamp': '4,500 new homes coming to Cruquius. Why must this plot be filled too?'

Residents in Cruquius are threatening a joint lawsuit to block a proposed housing development at the 'Landje van Draaijer' site. The community argues that the project will cause excessive nuisance and...

ASML invites Elon Musk to speak at internal technology conference

ASML has invited Elon Musk to speak virtually at an internal technology conference. Musk will share his vision on artificial intelligence, robotics, aerospace, and semiconductor manufacturing during t...

Canada bans Texas livestock after flesh-eating screwworm outbreak

Canada has temporarily banned livestock imports from the U.S. state of Texas due to an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm fly. The Governor of Texas declared a state of emergency on Friday followi...

Woman scams Marktplaats customers with housing, tickets and a cupboard door

An Amsterdam woman was sentenced to 100 hours of community service for defrauding Marktplaats users of over 2,600 euros through fake studio rentals and non-existent tickets. The court mitigated her pu...

Amsterdam police see more violence from people without prospects

Amsterdam police report a rise in incidents involving individuals who feel they have nothing to lose, particularly in the city center. This trend includes an increase in nuisance behavior, shoplifting...

Livestock transporter Gerard became a vegetarian because of his grandson and is now the company's laughing stock

Gerard, a 55-year-old livestock transporter, is seeking a career change after his grandson's questions about the animals led him to become a vegetarian. He is currently facing workplace harassment due...

Screen Time | The Pope doesn’t believe in the AI gods tech companies want to build

In his weekly column, tech reporter Rutger Otto explores the Pope's message regarding artificial intelligence. The Pope expressed skepticism toward the AI developments pursued by major tech companies,...

Did you know? Haarlem is located in Europe's Blue Banana (and here's why)

Haarlem is situated within Europe's Blue Banana, a geographical area known for its high population density and economic activity. The article explains that the term refers to an economic corridor rath...

Construction of Treslonghof in Hillegom to start this year. Homes go on sale next week.

Construction of the Treslonghof apartment complex in Hillegom is scheduled to begin at the end of this year following a six-month permitting delay. The project will provide 34 new homes on a vacant si...

Jan-Kees Emmer finds Donald Pols' years of silence striking

Donald Pols resigned as the director of sustainability and communication at Tata Steel after serving only one day in the role. The former head of the environmental group Milieudefensie's quick departu...

'Amsterdam kicks its guests in the crotch': hotel chief Remco Groenhuijzen on the new tourist tax hike

Only 1 in 20 employees receives higher travel allowance for expensive fuel

Only one in twenty employees is receiving an increased travel allowance to compensate for rising fuel prices, as employers largely fail to address the high cost of commuting. Despite warnings that gas...

Cynthia (32) has been homeless with her children in Zuidoost for nearly a year: ‘They can’t know at school, or I’ll lose them’

European publishers sue Google over advertising practices, seeking over €640 million

A group of more than twenty European news publishers has filed a lawsuit against Google in an Amsterdam court, seeking over 640 million euros in damages. The publishers claim they suffered financial l...

Severe staff shortage in technical sector: focus on career switchers

The City of Amsterdam, educational institutions, and businesses have launched the 'Baan met Toekomst' program to address a severe labor shortage in the technical sector by targeting career switchers. ...

Halsema on failure of erotic center: 'Coalition didn't dare or want to take the step'

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema criticized the city coalition's decision to scrap the planned erotic center and maintain current levels of window prostitution in the Red Light District. Despite this set...

We’re having too few children, and Richard Kemper understands why

The fertility rate in the Netherlands has dropped from 1.71 to 1.43 over the past decade, falling short of the 2.1 children per woman needed to sustain the workforce. Richard Kemper notes that while r...

96.24 euros for Yvonne, 120 euros for Roy. SP pays fuel receipts along the A9. 'At Shell they are first-class profiteers'

The Socialist Party (SP) and leader Jimmy Dijk organized a protest against rising fuel prices at a Shell gas station along the A9 near Heemskerk. During the event, the party used a 'Wheel of Fortune' ...

Health gap for children in Southeast starts before birth: "Alarming result"

A study by Erasmus MC reveals that infants born in Amsterdam Zuidoost face significantly higher health risks, with stillbirth and low birth weight rates double the national average. Researchers emphas...

FIFA cancels free World Cup tickets and asks fans to pay after all

FIFA has invalidated World Cup tickets that were accidentally distributed for free to dozens of supporters due to a technical error. The organization is now requiring these fans to pay the full ticket...

Steel slag use in construction soon to require permit: State Secretary Annet Bertram working on ‘no unless’ ban

State Secretary Annet Bertram is developing new regulations for the use of steel slag in construction, effectively introducing a "No/unless" ban. Under these rules, a permit will only be granted if th...

Eatery Turquoise in Parkwijk to close: 'We cannot afford the planned relocation'

Stichting Turquoise and its associated eatery in Haarlem's Parkwijk district will close permanently on July 4th. The board decided to shut down because they cannot responsibly manage the planned reloc...

More needed to solve multibillion-euro deficit of housing associations

Minister of Housing Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan stated that additional measures are needed to address a nearly 20 billion euro deficit facing Dutch housing corporations. While coalition plans exist t...

Utrecht road users rewarded for avoiding rush hour

Road users in the Utrecht region are being incentivized to avoid rush hour travel this summer due to extensive roadworks. By registering their trips via an app, participants can earn points to win pri...

People worldwide eat nearly six times as much chicken as in 1961

A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals that global meat production has quadrupled over the past sixty years. On average, individuals worldwide now consume nearly six time...

Abdeluheb Choho becomes new head of UWV and faces major challenges

Abdeluheb Choho has been appointed as the new head of the UWV, starting his role in September. He succeeds Maarten Camps, who is stepping down after leading the organization for six years. Choho curre...

The Little Squirrel has moved and has much more space: ‘Never dared to dream’

The second-hand clothing store De Kleine Eekhoorn has moved to a larger location at Bakkerspleintje in Castricum after less than two years in business. Owner Soraya Hoogendam expanded the shop to incl...