Cees Roels was als plaatsvervangend ambassadeur de belangrijkste Nederlandse gezant toen Kabul viel. Hem werd verweten als ‘dief in de nacht’ te zijn vertrokken. Nu hij met pensioen is, deelt hij zijn kant van het verhaal. ‘Het kwam gewoon heel slecht uit, die crisis.’ Arnout Brouwers en Natalie Righton31 december 2021, 02:00 De nacht voor de…
The AEX effortlessly broke the 20-year-old 700 point limit, which dated from the internet bubble in 2000, and a little later even devoured the 800 point limit. On November 18, the AEX posted a all time high down from 829.66 points. The foreign stock markets have also had a strong year. The French stock market…
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This applies to our pets, but certainly also to animals living in the wild. Birds seek a place to sleep when it gets dark and will startle and fly away from bangs and flashes. In the dark and because of the smoke, they often cannot find a place to sleep or rest and are chased…
The previous Rutte III cabinet on the platform of Noordeinde Palace.Statue Freek van den Bergh / de Volkskrant To prevent the Netherlands from being without a government for more than a year – the Rutte III cabinet fell on January 15, 2021 – Rutte will start a true final sprint this weekend to get his…
The Sonnenberg family has often shunned publicity. In the press release about the sale, Ralph Sonnenberg makes no statement for the sale. He calls 3G Capital a reputable investor and a strong partner for the company. The family owns 25 percent of the shares. Behind 3G Capital are a number of wealthy families. Among other…
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If you come from a village, then salads will definitely be on the table during the holidays. ‘Hussar’s lettuce’ shout the people who know about it. Then they opt for more potatoes and sausage in the salad. A connoisseur takes a beef salad. We went into the supermarkets, because that’s what we do for this…
Carbon farmer Johan Laurijsse in his orchard in the village.Statue Marcel van den Bergh / de Volkskrant Johan Laurijsse (25) has renounced plowing. Instead, he has been doing nkg for years: non-inversion tillage, he says at the kitchen table of his farm in the West Brabant village of De Heen. ‘Not plowing is better for…
Never before have stock prices been so high, pension pots and piggy banks so lavishly filled, houses so expensive, unemployment so low and gross domestic product (GDP) so high, while the country still struggles with the excesses of a global pandemic. The AEX rounds off the stock year with a record profit. The main index…
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Between the skyscrapers The metropolis of New York has several outdoor ice rinks, but Wollman Rink in Central Park is the largest and, at 71 years old, also one of the oldest. Chances are you’ve seen him pass by, because he can be seen regularly in movies. For example, you could spot him in Home…
Tom Vennink: ‘They have long since forgotten me, I am a very small figure in a gigantic game.’Statue Maxim Shipenkov / EPA Until the turn of the year, editors of de Volkskrant back to the year 2021. Russian repression gained momentum this year. Can a moment be designated as the starting signal? “Early this year…