The cabinet has provided much-needed clarity on infrastructure financing, but the focus on maintenance over new construction and the shifting of projects indicates a persistent financial shortfall that may lead to future problems. #infrastructuur #onderhoud #verkeer (translated)
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, the leader of the centrists, was appointed on Monday to form a government in Sweden, which has been in a political deadlock since the narrow victory of the left bloc in the recent elections. #Suède #Gouvernement #Politique (translated)
Australian parliament member Helen Haines is in critical condition after being hit by a motorist while retrieving items from her car, and the police are treating the incident as a possible intentional act. #HelenHaines #AustralischParlementslid #Wangaratta (translated)
Ángel Alarcón has put FC Utrecht in the lead with a beautiful goal, while FC Twente is in trouble. #Eredivisie #FCUtrecht #ÁngelAlarcón (translated)
In a fire in a café in Evere, Brussels, one of the two injured has died, while the other is in critical condition. #Bruxelles #Incendie #Evere (translated)
Rob Roos criticized the NOS for its reporting on protests in France. According to him, students and schoolchildren initially demonstrated for better education, and farmers, nurses, and taxi drivers joined them that day. Roos called the reporting non-neutral and claimed that the public was deliberately misinformed. He asked why tax money had to be spent on it and said that the NOS deserved the same outrage as Ongehoord Nederland. #Frankrijk #desinformatie #onderwijs #protest (translated)
Michel Maus stated that the road vignette was indeed a new tax, despite the message that, according to him, was on a N-VA debate note and which Minister Annick De Ridder had repeated. He wrote that the combination of the vignette and the reformed traffic tax would increase car taxation for many Flemish people. According to Maus, electric vehicles before 2026, for which no traffic tax is currently paid, would receive an additional charge with the road vignette. He also pointed out that the reformed traffic tax would take the weight of vehicles into account. Electric cars weigh on average 300 to 500 kilograms more than their fossil counterparts, meaning that the higher tax would not only affect Bentley and Cadillac drivers, as De Ridder had claimed according to Maus. Maus wrote that generating more revenue from car taxation was a political choice and called for that choice to be recognized. He argued that it was not credible to continue insisting that the measure had no tax consequences for the Flemish. In conclusion, he used a coarse insult to emphasize that people were not stupid even in the parking lot. https://t.co/J7ihP4SZj4 #Wegenvignet #Belastingen #Autofiscaliteit (translated)
Thousands of insulin pens and other medications were stolen during a break-in at a Dutch wholesaler, raising concerns about the possible health consequences if they fall into the wrong hands. #insuline #gezondheid #diefstal (translated)
This is no basis for an agreement. 'Too little and in the wrong places,' Jetten calls the Irish amendment proposals on Thursday evening. #EUBegroting #EULeiders #BudgetBezuinigingen (translated)
That hurts. According to Karremans, it is the largest shift of infrastructure money ever. #Infrastructuur #Verkeersplannen #Onderhoud (translated)
Minister Vincent Karremans of Infrastructure and Water Management announces that due to a billion-euro shortfall, many traffic projects are being postponed to free up 18 billion euros for urgent maintenance of the existing infrastructure in the Netherlands. #Infrastructuur #Verkeersplannen #Onderhoud (translated)
A farewell drink at ProRail has led to significant train cancellations around Utrecht, as traffic controllers wanted to be present. #Cookies #Beveiliging #OnlineVeiligheid (translated)
Parties are attacking abortion rights, I will continue to stand for that right. Health Minister Hermans after SGP motion: 'Parties are attacking abortion rights, I will continue to stand for that right.' #herfstvakantie #files #verkeer (translated)
Due to the autumn holiday and rain, it was busy on the highways on Friday evening, with almost 500 kilometers of traffic jams across the country. #herfstvakantie #files #verkeer (translated)
Due to a shortage of traffic leaders, who are present at a farewell party, fewer trains will be running around Utrecht on Friday evening, reports ProRail. #ProRail #Utrecht #Treinverkeer (translated)
Earlier, Delta Commissioner Co Verdaas said that more money is precisely needed to be prepared for increasingly drier summers. #infrastructuur #verkeer #onderhoud (translated)
According to Karremans, a change is needed after years of insufficient attention to deferred maintenance. #infrastructuur #verkeer #onderhoud (translated)
The cabinet has made tough choices and is investing 18 billion euros in the maintenance of infrastructure, which means that many ambitious traffic projects, including highway expansions, will not receive funding for the time being, and congestion in certain regions will not decrease. #infrastructuur #verkeer #onderhoud (translated)
The cabinet is investing billions in traffic projects, including the renovation of the Haringvliet Bridge and the new Nedersachsen line, which brings relief to various regions. #Haringvlietbrug #vernieuwing #infrastructuur (translated)
From this Saturday, access to Ring 12 (Kattebroek) will be definitively closed, a drastic measure that affects the residents of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and has been implemented by the Flemish authorities under the guise of traffic safety. #Bruxelles #Mobilité #Ring (translated)
