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Dutch government delays decision on location of new nuclear …
1 day ago · The decision that will determine the locations of two new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands is being delayed, confirmed a spokesperson for Climate Minister Sophie Hermans. It is uncertain whether a decision will be made in 2025, the spokesperson said in response to an initial report by NRC.
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Rising temperatures in the Netherlands pose growing health risks
2 days ago · The Dutch public health system is experiencing significant effects from climate change, with rising temperatures, increased UV radiation, and the spread of infectious diseases already taking a measurable toll, according to a report published Monday by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). "Climate change is already worsening health …
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Netherlands' new border controls will be largely unmanned due to ...
Dec 4, 2024 · The border controls that will start next week will by no means be a wall of Koninklijke Marechaussee officers at each of the around 840 border crossings in the Netherlands. Most of these will be unmanned because the Marechaussee simply doesn’t have the staff to deploy, the trade union Marver told the Telegraaf. “I hear strong language from The Hague …
Coalition agrees to ditch asylum crisis in favor of other measures
Oct 25, 2024 · The coalition parties PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB have reached an agreement on asylum measures after over eight hours of talks at the Catshuis, Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s official residence. The measures will be officially presented at the Council of Ministers meeting on Friday afternoon, but a draft copy has already leaked to the press.
Wilders hints Dutch coalition will fall if emergency asylum measure …
Oct 1, 2024 · Dutch far-right political party PVV is continuing to insist that the Cabinet must declare the asylum situation in the Netherlands to be a state of emergency, and use extreme powers to sidestep Parliament and force a much stricter approach to limit the number of asylum seekers coming into the country. Such emergency measures must be introduced "one way or …
European Commission dithering about permitting Schiphol …
Oct 10, 2024 · The European Commission is hesitating to give the Netherlands permission to reduce the number of flight movements at Schiphol Airport, insiders told the Telegraaf.According to the sources, the Commission thinks the Netherlands did not pay sufficient attention to other measures to reduce noise pollution, like quieter approach routes at the edges of the day and …
Senate rejects gov't plan to circumvent parliament and ... - NL Times
Oct 9, 2024 · The Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, has rejected the Schoof I Cabinet’s plan to use state emergency law to declare an asylum crisis and implement measures without parliament and the Senate’s approval. A majority supported a Groenlinks-PvdA proposal calling this plan “undesirable” and asking for a plan B - using urgent legislation instead that passes through the …