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Dr. Jan van de Beek stated that many people had denied the effect of immigration on the housing crisis for a long time. He pointed to 650,000 residents related to direct migration-related population growth in four years and said that Ukrainians should also be counted as immigrants. He also dismissed the argument that household dilution explained the housing demand: according to him, he had shown in earlier reports that nearly all growth in the number of households and housing demand was now related to migration. Van de Beek urged his followers to support his fight against what he called misinformation by parts of the media, science, and civil service. #Immigratie #Woningnood #Desinformatie (translated)

Every citizen should be alert at the word 'state of emergency', given the risks to fundamental rights and parliamentary oversight that come with it, especially in light of recent legislation that expands the powers of intelligence services. #rechtsstaat #staatsnoodrecht #grondrechten (translated)

Marianne Zwagerman wrote that Maarten Keulemans did not appear at a meeting of the Dutch Press Council on the case that Maurice de Hond had brought against him. The chairperson called that absence unfortunate, according to Zwagerman; former KRO director Ton Verlind, who attended the meeting, felt that Keulemans should have been there. Zwagerman announced a report about the meeting in the program *Dwars door de Politiek*, focusing on De Hond's accusations and the defense by the Volkskrant. Additionally, she and De Hond would discuss, among other things, the unrest in France, a publication in Trouw about side effects of coronavirus vaccines, and the pressure on nitrogen policy. According to her, they also looked back at a celebration marking De Hond's 50 years as a pollster. Zwagerman reported that the broadcast would be live on Sunday at 9:00 PM and would later be available as a podcast. https://t.co/UQzZVVS9yF #Journalistiek #Politiek #Actualiteit (translated)

Steffan Nethe wrote that the historic Town Hall of Limoges, built in 1883, was burning while people cheered and sneered. The building had survived two world wars unscathed; Nethe blamed leftist destructive fury for its destruction and described the incident as a sign of the decline and loss of control of Western civilization. He accused European politics of passively watching the destruction of cultural heritage and the endangerment of public safety. He wrote that anyone who downplays or ignores the events is gradually giving up their homeland and history. #KulturErbe #Zivilisation #Limoges (translated)

President Zelensky has indicated that Ukraine is still experiencing problems with the Starlink connection, which limits the speed of Ukrainian drones, while he also calls for more support from European allies in light of the recent Russian airstrikes. #Oekraïne #Zelensky #Starlink (translated)

All seven candidates for the UN leadership, including Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan, received a veto vote in the sixth informal voting round, where Grynspan emerged as a slight favorite with nine votes, despite two opposing votes from permanent members. #VNleiderschap #RebecaGrynspan #stemronde (translated)

In the sixth informal voting round for the succession of António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan has emerged as a slight favorite, despite facing vetoes from two permanent members of the UN Security Council. #RebecaGrynspan #VN #VNleiderschap (translated)

In Iran, it is essential that the population does not have to choose between the current theocratic regime and the return of the Pahlavi monarchy, as argued by Pierre Galand in light of the recent invitation to Reza Pahlavi by Georges-Louis Bouchez. #Iran #DroitsHumains #Démocratie (translated)

The European Central Bank has given Unicredit the green light to acquire up to 50 percent of Commerzbank, bringing Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel closer to his plan for a complete takeover, while the federal government still has claims to co-determination. #Commerzbank #Unicredit #Bankenaufsicht (translated)

EFIEBER wrote that Slovakia gave the green light for Tesla FSD Supervised on October 16, 2026. According to the author, nine out of 27 EU countries would have granted or recognized the provisional approval: the Netherlands on April 10, Lithuania on May 20, Estonia on May 29, Denmark on June 9, Belgium on June 10, Slovenia on September 7, the Czech Republic on September 21, Croatia on September 29, and Slovakia on October 16, 2026. There is still no approval for Germany, EFIEBER wrote. While other EU countries have recognized the Dutch type approval, a Europe-wide decision is still pending. The author mentioned December 2026 as the next possible date. #Tesla #FSD #EU (translated)