parliamentary inquiryAs Minister of Social Affairs, Mark Rutte had no choice but to intervene after signals of welfare fraud among Dutch Somalis. The court ruled that there was discrimination, the outgoing Prime Minister stated that doing nothing after a ‘big
International•September 9 ’23 10:16Author: Thijs Baas Queen Elizabeth II died a year ago. And so began the era of King Charles in England. Today many things remain the same, says British correspondent Lia van Bekhoven. ‘What was and will be
About that episode Hundreds of schools in England are unsafe. Some ceilings can collapse due to the use of certain types of concrete that have passed their expiration date. Schools found to have unsafe concrete are not permitted to open,
Margot KennisMonday 4 September 202312:00 Like a new van Zadie Smith determines the mood of literary autumn, we are entering a hot autumn. His sixth novel is a killer opening move, and proof that Smith’s formula for success is far
The Foreign Affairs Committee is using the words for the first time, emphasized committee chair Alicia Kearns. Beijing views Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China and frequently threatens to take over the democratic island republic. China is
The British parliament has officially designated Taiwan an “independent nation” in an official document for the first time, according to Politico. This broke a long-standing political taboo. At the same time, the visit of British Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, to
About that episode The famous British Museum is so embarrassed that it seems that more than 2,000 art treasures have disappeared from its collection. It also doesn’t help that the museum doesn’t know how much of the collection has been
Nicola Sturgeon is Scotland’s longest serving Prime Minister. He is a major political force in Britain, but has recently suffered many setbacks. Now he stepped forward. Niels PosthumousFebruary 15, 202316:11 Nicola Sturgeon (52) is awake. That’s what he said in
The Brics is a partnership between South Africa, Brazil, Russia, India and China. Representatives from these countries are in Johannesburg this week for a three-day summit. Expansion of the group of countries is one important agenda. They have agreed on
29 jun 2023 om 07:23 Update: 2 maanden geleden CDA MP Eline Vedder was “deeply hurt” that her phone number was published online on Wednesday. He is now receiving “non-stop calls and texts”. Politicians reacted angrily and called the sharing