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A number of new laws and benefit changes come into effect on July 1. Here is a round-up of the main changes.
The UN advisor who came under attack last year for criticising the Dutch
Zwarte Piet tradition was in Amsterdam on Tuesday for a fact-finding
mission.
Ministers are introducing legislation to further reduce the salaries
paid to top executives in public and semi-public institutions, the
Financieele Dagblad says on Tuesday.
Apple bans Dutch educational game about slavery from AppstoreA game developed to teach Dutch children about slavery has been refused by Apple because of its ‘insulting content’ and removed from the internet after generating a storm of protest, Dutch media says on Tuesday. Groningen action group 'incensed' at inclusion in terrorist threat report An action group fighting natural gas extraction in Groningen is 'incensed' to find itself mentioned in a new report on the terrorist threat in the Netherlands. Convicted paedophile leaves home Convicted paedophile Sytze van der V, who was living above a daycare centre in Amersfoort, has left his home, according to the Telegraaf. Fines for companies not employing enough handicapped workers Companies that do not employ enough handicapped people will be liable to a fine from 2017, junior social affairs minister Jetta Klijnsma told parliament on Tuesday. Senior defence ministry officials moved over ICT failures Four senior officials at the defence ministry are being replaced because of continued ICT failures and internal disputes, defence minister Jeanine Hennis said on Tuesday. 'Film' bench disappears from Amsterdam canal pavement The disappearance of a bench along one of the central canals in Amsterdam is world news, US news agency AP reports on Tuesday. The Netherlands' oldest man turns 108 The Netherlands' oldest man, Serop Mirzoyan, celebrates his 108th birthday on Tuesday at the home in Amersfoort he shares with his daughter. Prison system to lose a further 700 jobs A further 700 jobs will be scrapped in the prison system, according to an internal briefing by junior justice minister Fred Teeven acquired by the Telegraaf. Deutsche Bank to scrap 600 jobs in the Netherlands Deutsche Bank is to scrap a further 600 jobs at its Dutch offices, according to banking unions on Tuesday. Former MPs, ministers claim €14m in jobless benefits over three years Former members of parliament claimed a total of €12m in unemployment benefits in 2011, 2012 and 2013, home affairs minister Ronald Plasterk has said in answer to MPs’ questions. Benefit agency expects fewer jobless claims, bringing €500m windfall The number of people claiming unemployment benefit (ww) is set to fall this year bringing the government a €500m windfall, the state-run benefit agency UWV said on Tuesday. Urgent action needed to stem radical Islam risk: Dutch security service The conflict in Syria has become a catalyst for radical Muslims in the Netherlands, with messages becoming more explicit and widespread, the Dutch security service AIVD said on Monday. Nieuwe Revu ordered to pay damages to princess over hockey photo Populist news magazine Nieuwe Revu has been ordered to pay damages of €1,000 to princess Amalia after it published pictures of her on a hockey pitch. Dozens of football fans plan trip to Brazil to watch Oranje Dozens of fanatical football supporters have been signing up for a special charter trip to take them to Brazil for the World Cup quarter-final against Costa Rica, broadcaster Nos says on Monday. Tax office conned out of €20m in single payment fraud The Dutch tax office may have been conned out of €20m in a single payment fraud which is now being investigated, junior finance minister Eric Wiebes told parliament on Monday. Philips creates stand-alone car and LED lighting company Electrical appliance maker Philips said on Monday it is creating a stand-alone company by merging its LED and car lighting units. No trains to Brussels due to Belgian rail strike A 24-hour strike by Belgian railway workers means there are no high-speed Thalys trains between the Netherlands and Belgium on Monday and no trains at all to Brussels. Insurer Achmea paid Bill Clinton $600,000 to make a speech Dutch insurance company Achmea paid former US president Bill Clinton $600,000 to make a speech in Friesland in 2011, according to research by the Washington Post. New Dutch media consolidation underway as Persgroep buys Mecom Belgian publishing house De Persgroep, which owns the Volkskrant, Trouw and Parool newspapers, is taking over Britain’s Mecom publishers – which owns Dutch company Wegener and Media Group Limburg. 'ING is considering moving some ops to Frankfurt or London': FD ING is considering moving some of its operations to London or Frankfurt, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Monday. Rabobank world's biggest investor in mega factory farms: Trouw Dutch banks ING and Rabobank are among the world’s biggest investors in giant factory farms in the US and developing economies such as Brazil and China, Trouw reports on Monday, quoting animal rights group Wakker Dier. Oranje goes through in last minute rally: what the Dutch papers say Holland is through to the quarter finals of the World Cup and it’s nothing short of miraculous, the Dutch papers write. The Netherlands beat Mexico 2-1 to reach World Cup quarter-finals The Netherlands beat Mexico 2-1 in their World Cup round of 16 match in scorching temperatures on Sunday. |
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