The son of columnist Yesim Candan was attacked and injured with a chain lock in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening. Candan believes the assault is linked to a critical column she recently wrote about the multicultural football club ASV De Dijk.
The City of Haarlem, in collaboration with art platform 37PK and Elan Wonen, is commissioning five new murals in the Delftwijk and Haarlem Oost neighborhoods this summer. Funded by a €100,000 budget, the project features site-specific themes and involves local residents through creative workshops. The completed artworks are expected to be unveiled between August and October.
The United States is threatening to impose new import tariffs on products from sixty economies, including the European Union, Canada, and China. The U.S. claims these regions are not doing enough to prevent the trade of goods produced through forced labor.
The Amsterdam District Court has ruled that it is competent to hear a legal challenge by Greenpeace against a US court order to pay nearly 300 million euros in damages to Energy Transfer. This decision allows the environmental organization to contest the massive American fine within the Dutch judicial system.
Lonneke Poels from Hillegom expressed outrage after the municipality of Heemstede mowed down vibrant wildflower strips along the Leidsevaart while they were in full bloom. She criticized the timing of the action, arguing that the plants should not have been cut during their peak flowering period.
Victims of the Dutch childcare benefits scandal seeking compensation currently face average wait times of over two years for a decision. Despite these significant delays, the Benefits Service will temporarily no longer be required to pay penalty fees to affected parents for late processing.