The RTBF must make budgetary efforts, now that the federal government of Wallonia-Brussels is implementing cuts and adjustments for 2026 and 2027, especially in diplomatic representation and investments in education. #RTBF #Budget2027 #FédérationWallonieBruxelles (translated)
The French economy is experiencing a decline in investments and rising bond rates, which fuels the fear of a new euro crisis, especially with the rise of radical political parties and a complicated budget situation. #Fiscalité #Investissement #CriseÉconomique (translated)
Tanzania has sent a delegation of more than sixty representatives from the government and business community to The Hague in an effort to attract European investors, while experiencing that Chinese companies make decisions more quickly. #Tanzania #Investeringen #Cashewnoten (translated)
The RTBF seems to have a mixed cultural reception, with low viewing figures for certain programs like Caramba, but huge investments and diversity in cultural content, encouraging the minister to promote pluralism in the lead-up to a new management contract. #RTBF #CultureBelge #MédiaPublic (translated)
In Apeldoorn, plans for thousands of new houses are under threat due to a lack of infrastructure, such as tunnels and roads, making investments in accessibility crucial for solving the housing shortage in the Netherlands. #woningbouw #infrastructuur #bereikbaarheid (translated)
The Waste Representative wrote that a youth association in Karlstad had received 2.9 million kronor in funding to promote integration and green entrepreneurship. Among the results, the organization mentioned a music video with 15 views on YouTube. According to the Waste Representative, the authority now demanded the money back, and the organization feared that the music video was the only tax return from the investment. #integration #entreprenörskap #Karlstad (translated)
Jitse Groen wrote that he doubted whether a country would attract many foreign investors if it offered them lower returns and more risk than other countries. https://t.co/qE7uyogb4a #investeringen #financiën #risico (translated)
The Netherlands is one of the few European countries that does not borrow extra to finance defense spending, with Minister Heinen adhering to the principle that interest can never be recouped, while most other countries do borrow to support their military investments. #DefensieUitgaven #Nederland #Bezuinigingen (translated)
Ir. Wouter de Heij described Vincent Kar's story about the impact of more and heavier cars, discussed on WNL Today, as nonsense. According to De Heij, the cause lay more in a shortage of good engineers and an excess of managers at RWS, along with decades of insufficient funds for investments and maintenance. He wrote that this was the result of prolonged 'half-management', where political scientists and lawyers formed the bureaucratic top. De Heij also stated that Marcel Levie was right and that the minister was engaging in issue management. #autos #infrastructuur #belasting (translated)
The Dutch industry is experiencing major problems due to dumping and deception by Chinese competitors, leading to concerns about the closure of more factories and a slowdown in investments in sustainability. #ChineseConcurrentie #NederlandseIndustrie #Economie (translated)
Fleur Agema wrote that the VVD was putting pressure on the budget to make cuts, not because of a deficit above 3 percent: this would amount to 2.3 percent in 2026. According to Agema, the reason was that the party wanted to spend an additional 19.5 billion euros structurally on defense, after Schoof had promised that to Trump at the NATO summit. Agema stated that there were other costly expenditures besides defense and that the national debt was low, but that the VVD did not want to increase it. She called that a missed opportunity. Although borrowing would lead to higher interest burdens, it could finance necessary incidental expenses. Domestic investments, unlike expenditures on foreign arms industry, would stimulate economic growth, according to her. #VVD #begroting #defensie (translated)
The article by Bert Wagendorp discusses how the enormous financial investments in sports, particularly from billionaires and large investors, lead to corruption and unfair practices, as evidenced by the recent accounting fraud case of Manchester City. #ManchesterCity #FinancieelSchandaal #Sportcorruptie (translated)
Donald Trump calls data centers 'beautiful, strong, powerful buildings' that make a significant contribution to the community, while he denies the negative aspects of artificial intelligence and advocates for more investment in the American AI industry. #AI #Trump #datacenters (translated)
Europe has strong #biotech companies, but too many of them ultimately find the capital to grow further in China or the US. At the same time, a huge amount of wealth will change hands over the coming years through inheritances and gifts. Why shouldn't a part of that be https://t.co/sN2ufE7HwF #biotech #investeringen #Europa #CN #US (translated)
Even over France where you HEAR NOTHING about in our large news bulletins from @NOS and @RTLnieuws Specifically about the riots in a large part of the country. The extreme-left movement LFI is reportedly involved according to intelligence services. La France Insoumise (LFI) is the largest extreme-left party in France. Jean-Luc Mélenchon founded it in 2016 after his split from the Socialist Party and the earlier Front de Gauche. LFI calls itself a "movement" and not a party. Key points: • Economic: higher minimum wage, retirement back to 60, price caps on basic goods, heavier taxation on wealth and high incomes, more public investments. • "Ecological planning": a state-driven climate transition. • Institutional: a new constitution (a "Sixth Republic") with less power for the president. • EU: disobedience to existing treaties if they block the program. There is no formal Frexit position, but the party is outspokenly critical of the EU. • Foreign policy: critical of NATO and very pro-Palestinian. I give you the bund spread: the interest rate difference between the French rate and the German rate on government debt. You see: the market no longer trusts it either. Fasten your seatbelts, this is not going away. Ps: The Netherlands can no longer be in a monetary union with France. #Frankrijk #LFI #Politiek (translated)
The Rotterdam city council is encountering significant opposition from residents and opposition parties regarding their plan to expand paid parking throughout the city to generate funds for investments. #BetaaldParkeren #Rotterdam #Fietsbeleid (translated)
In the podcast 'It's Not That Simple', Marike Stellinga and Maarten Schinkel investigate the risks of circular financing between large AI companies, chipmakers, and data center builders, and they raise questions about the valuations of companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which are estimated to be very high despite a lack of profit. #AIEconomie #Investeringen #WaarderingAI (translated)
The last legal obstacles to the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount have been overcome after a settlement was approved by a U.S. judge, which obligates the company to make significant investments in film productions and to establish an independent journalism council. #WarnerBros #Paramount #Fusie (translated)
The Netherlands is heading towards an unprecedented economic disaster. Industry is leaving. International investors are taking flight. Now also small entrepreneurs and citizens. No wealth tax in the EU: Germany, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Slovakia. #Economie #Ondernemers #Investeringen (translated)
The Netherlands is filling the gas wells with concrete, the USA is now going to invest $54 billion together with South Korea in gas extraction in Alaska and is buying 8 South Korean nuclear power plants that the Netherlands also wanted to buy but South Korea backed away from due to indecisiveness in The Hague. https://t.co/rz6fMRFl7e #energie #gaswinning #investeringen (translated)
