Netherlands

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 pharmaceutical industry is increasingly offering expensive medicines at lower prices in developing countries to improve access to life-saving treatments, as shown by recent research from the Access to Medicine Foundation. #ToegangTotGeneesmiddelen #HIVPreventie #BetaalbareGezondheidszorg (translated)

Madelon Vos wrote that she hoped the addressed parties were now scratching their heads vigorously. She directed her message to Caroline van der Plas, BoerBurgerBeweging, MP Hoogeveen, Het Juiste Antwoord, Martin van Rooijen, and Henk Vermeer. https://t.co/eIKlkch8Zp #Reflectie #Verantwoordelijkheid #Discussie (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)

Lammert de Bruin wrote that after more than 25 years at AVROTROS, almost 20 of which were at EenVandaag, he had decided to leave the broadcaster. In discussions with AVROTROS, which he had held after not being heard on NPO Radio 1 for the past few weeks, various options were discussed. Ultimately, it was decided in good consultation to choose a future outside of the broadcaster. The journalist wrote that his remigration to Friesland in the past year had prompted him to reflect on his future and whether he was still in the right place. He also wanted to make more room for other plans. An interview with Ruud de Wild that he had conducted as a 17-year-old for NCRV Paperclip Radio had stayed with him: De Wild had asked him then whether people worked to live or lived to work. Now, more than 30 years later, De Bruin claimed to understand better what that question meant. He looked back on his work at AVROTROS with pleasure and pride and later said he wanted to share more about his plans. #verandering #journalistiek #toekomst (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)