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The article advocates for a modern family policy that gives parents the space and trust to find their own solutions to the challenges they face, rather than having them bogged down in bureaucratic procedures and incomprehensible rules. #gezinsbeleid #ouders #jeugdzorg (translated)

In Flanders, teachers and families demand that the school system adapts to the successful 7/2 model of the French-speaking community, where seven weeks of classes are followed by two weeks of vacation, to better respond to the learning needs and well-being of students. #RythmeScolaire #Flandre #Éducation (translated)

The National Ombudsman has stated that the government has been unreliable for farmers over the past ten years, leading to uncertainty and negative effects on their businesses and families, and advocates for more stability and acknowledgment of the issues by the government. #boeren #overheid #stikstofbeleid (translated)

The Red Cross is concerned about the increasing homelessness among families and children in the Netherlands, where coordinators report that more and more people are asking for help in acute need, while the gaps in the social safety net seem to be widening. #Dakloosheid #RodeKruis #SocialeZorg (translated)

After a Russian airstrike with ballistic missiles on the energy sector in Kyiv, hundreds of thousands of families are without power, while President Zelensky complains that Ukraine has again not received early warning from its partners. #Oekraïne #oorlog #stroomuitval (translated)

Simone Juffermans wrote that the government had postponed the reopening of Lelystad Airport for over six years due to nitrogen problems and the vulnerable nature of the Veluwe. According to her, that same government had deemed military use by F-35s acceptable and decided to expand the airport by 40 hectares, bringing it to a total of 240 hectares. This would require four families and six businesses to relocate. Juffermans also wrote that there was still no nature permit and that Secretary of State Boswijk had said that this could not wait. She suggested that the government would adjust the nitrogen calculation method for this purpose. Boswijk reportedly acknowledged the consequences for the families and businesses involved, but according to Juffermans, he did not expect that more homes and businesses would disappear in the short term due to defense expansions. However, she stated that he could not rule that out. #Lelystad #stikstof #natuur (translated)

Jan B. Hommel wrote, referring to a report from NOS, that families and businesses had to leave near Lelystad airport due to the expansion of the defense sector. He stated that residents in the Netherlands had little legal protection according to him and that people like Derk Boswijk and the Ministry of Defense could take away their rights. Hommel noted that the airport, in his opinion, did not yet have an environmental permit, but that Boswijk had said that they could not wait for it. He wrote that citizens and companies sometimes could not wait for permits either, but that their interests, according to him, did not count. Hommel called the Netherlands a "banana kingdom," said that only cynicism remained, and wrote that it was time to leave the country. #Lelystad #Defensie #Rechten (translated)