An ‘invasion’ of French fishing vessels off the coast of Jersey. Fishermen are angry about new, strict conditions that the Channel Islands are imposing on them.Image Oliver Pinel / AP The sun makes the bay of Saint-Brelade shine. A ferry passes in the distance, and on the beach of the village on the south side…
“I always thought: I chose the best profession, because cleaning is always necessary.” But that turned out to be slightly different during the corona crisis, notes Rahma el Mouden, who founded the cleaning company Multicultural Amsterdams Cleaning Company (MAS) 23 years ago. 150 cleaners were denied new contracts and six office workers – some of…
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Use a soft cloth, sponge, or paper towel to wipe the inside. Don’t forget the small spots and prevent the small splashes from hardening. Stubborn stains If you are already late and have a microwave full of stubborn stains, then it is time to switch to the real thing: steaming. In a microwave safe dish,…
Image Javier Muñoz Hardly anywhere do people combine such a strong sense of the rottenness of their regime with so much suspicion of alternatives as in Russia. One hundred million inhabitants watched YouTube videos of the now banned anti-corruption organization of Alexei Navalny. The fact that not one hundred million took to the streets for…
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) this week had the bailiff seized the assets of 400 companies that allegedly abused corona support. This concerns the Fixed Cost Allowance (TVL), one of the subsidy schemes for companies that are unable to pay fixed costs due to the corona crisis. The scheme is part of the extensive support…
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The start is good: no parking problems at this hotel, located in a former monastery complex. We drive smoothly into the part of the large ODA car park that is only accessible to guests. We arrive at the reception via a passage inside. There we are welcomed with the typical Limburg, Burgundian cordiality. We were…
Buy a bag with dozens of unopened small packages for 50 euros. That may sound like a bad deal, but there are plenty of people out there who are interested. These bags of mystery packages are increasingly being offered on social media and buying and selling websites such as Marktplaats; often they sell out within…
A member of the feminist protest movement Femen is arrested outside the Madrid office of the far-right party Vox.Image Juan Medina / Reuters On the day that the Netherlands commemorated the dead of World War II, the Spanish far-right party Vox achieved a resounding victory in regional elections in Madrid. 9 percent obtained Vox, which…
A restart of the bankrupt D-travels with online travel agency Prijsvrij Vacations is almost certain. This confirms Prijsvrij Holidays to the NOS. “It must go crazy if it doesn’t work out”, says Marc van Deursen, director of Prijsvrij Holidays. He says that the company is currently the only party for a restart of D-trips. This…
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I have been coming to Gran Canaria since I was a child. In those thirty years I did what all those 200,000 Dutch tourists a year probably do: nothing at all. Well, except for enjoying the winter sun and valuable family moments. Every evening, stroll through the somewhat past glory of Playa del Inglés, with…