The Senate has agreed to the cultivation of human embryos for research into hereditary diseases and unwanted childlessness, despite the fact that this proposal is controversial and has been approved by a narrow majority. #embryokweek #onderzoek #eersteKamer (translated)
Minister Faber is sticking to the decision to stop funding for the shelter of undocumented individuals, despite calls from municipalities, churches, and aid organizations, and judgments from judges pointing to the risks of inhumane treatment for this vulnerable group. #Ongedocumenteerden #Financiering #BedBadBrood (translated)
The House of Representatives advocates first discussing whether to stick with the current coalition or to form a new government if the cabinet falls, instead of automatically calling for new elections, which in recent years has often led to unstable policies. #TweedeKamer #Kabinet #Politiek (translated)
"For countries like South Africa, access to this preventive vaccine is incredibly important," says Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, one of the leading HIV researchers in South Africa, in her office at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Cape Town. #ToegangTotGeneesmiddelen #HIVPreventie #BetaalbareGezondheidszorg (translated)
The Public Prosecution Service accuses a 26-year-old woman from Amsterdam of having directed young people for murders and other violent actions, including sending a 13-year-old boy to Germany to shoot someone. #Jeugdcriminaliteit #Geweld #Ronselen (translated)
Marianne Zwagerman stated that a digital control state had been established in the Netherlands to criminalize opponents of climate policy. According to her, police officers were instructed to hinder the democratic process and the free media. She described the Netherlands as “Moscow on the Vecht” and wrote that no Putin was needed for that. https://t.co/aAtNKQA2cD #klimaat #democratie #persvrijheid (translated)
Former Deputy Director of Frontex, Gil Arias-Fernández, expressed his concern about the agency's expansion by the European Commission, as he fears this will lead to less attention to human rights, despite a decline in irregular border crossings and previous evaluations that did not provide justification for the growth. #Frontex #mensenrechten #grensbewaking (translated)
Latino voters in Texas regret their support for Donald Trump, leading to a strong renewed preference for the Democrats in the midterm elections, while traditions such as the quinceañera are under pressure due to economic setbacks and stricter immigration laws. #Quinceañera #LatinoStemmen #TrumpEffect (translated)
Due to a lack of investments, by the end of the last century we had a network that dated back to the nineteenth century: there was barely any electrification and our maximum speed was 140 kilometers per hour, while the French had already started with the TGV. #SpaanseSpoorwegen #Hogesnelheidstrein #Veiligheid (translated)
Two years after the acquisition of the charitable foundation Pro Senectute by a private investment company, the first residential and care locations for the elderly in Haarlem are being closed due to unprofitability, leading to concerns about the future of elderly care. #ouderenzorg #privateequity #zorgsector (translated)
"It was a beautiful part, it's a shame. But I wonder if I want to take these risks." #schaatsen #massastart #ISU (translated)
In his speech at a commemorative gathering for the victims, Ali Rabeh, mayor of Trappes, pointed to the responsibility that CNews, in his opinion, would bear. #CNews #racisme #mediawijsheid (translated)
"It is not a question of whether but when a cyberattack will successfully impact the financial markets," said AFM chairman Laura van Geest at the presentation of the annual report Trendzicht. #cyberaanval #financiëlezekerheid #AFM (translated)
State Secretary Jo-Annes de Bat (Climate and Green Growth, CDA) considers a scenario promising in which the expansion is so small that "the village of Moerdijk can continue to exist." #Moerdijk #Dorpstoekomst #Leefbaarheid (translated)
I am not a hero in that kind of thing. #WestelijkeJordaanoever #Israël #Palestijnen (translated)
Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that he had instructed Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev to fly to Burgas with the government plane. #Bulgarije #ongeluk #verkeersveiligheid (translated)
Father of three young children, Vikel, tragically died in an explosion in The Hague, just ten days before his family was to come to the Netherlands, leaving his wife and children in a terrible nightmare. #Tarwekamp #DenHaag #Explosie (translated)
After five months of rehabilitation, Sepp van den Berg dreams of Orange again: 'I want to make my debut this season.' #Oranje #SeppVanDenBerg #UEFANationsLeague (translated)
Seven Dutch dart players, including Michael van Gerwen, Wessel Nijman, and Jermaine Wattimena, are participating in the Grand Slam of Darts, where for the first time 48 participants are competing in 16 groups for the title in Wolverhampton. #GrandSlamOfDarts #Darts #MichaelVanGerwen (translated)
