Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven (Culture) wants to fight for the culture sector, which is hit hard by the corona crisis. At the same time, the minister warns that not all institutions can be saved with the government’s emergency measures. “We all realize that more support is needed for this sector,” said Van Engelshoven on Monday … Read more
MPs Henk Krol and Femke Merel Van Kooten join forces with MPs Henk Otten and Jeroen de Vries. The politicians announced this on Monday The Telegraph. Krol becomes party leader and Otten the chairman. The four continue as Party for the Future. According to Otten, the idea behind the merger is that the voter is … Read more
Ruud van der Velden was elected chairman of the Party for the Animals on Sunday. More than seven hundred members of the party voted for Van der Velden. Van der Velden, general board member and group chairman in the city council of Rotterdam, was already interim chairman of the party and was the only candidate … Read more
Most voters will vote on the CDA with Pieter Omtzigt as the party leader. That is the result of a poll by Maurice de Hond. – Member of Parliament Omtzigt will compete for the party leadership with Deputy Prime Minister Hugo de Jonge, State Secretary Mona Keijzer and fellow Member of Parliament Martijn van Helvert. … Read more
Hugo de Jonge calls on all candidate candidate leaders of the CDA to speak up about cooperation with FVD. “For or against cooperation with FVD is an important question. Our members are working on it,” De Jonge told NU.nl on Friday. It is clear to him. “Collaboration with FVD is not going to happen.” De … Read more
The cabinet no longer meets in the crisis team to discuss the corona measures. Starting next Tuesday, weekly consultations will be held through a regular consultation team under the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday during his weekly press conference. “The decision-making structure around corona will come in a somewhat more … Read more
In recent years Prime Minister Mark Rutte has started to think differently about the appearance of Zwarte Piet. “I also belonged to the group that said: ‘Zwarte Piet is simply black’,” said the prime minister in the Chamber on Thursday, which included debates about anti-discrimination protests. He thinks otherwise now. For years, the prime minister … Read more
Lodewijk Asscher will be the party leader for the PvdA in the upcoming parliamentary elections in March next year. The party board has nominated Asscher. There were no other candidates, the party announced on Wednesday. “We can now opt for more cooperation instead of more market forces. For a fair and sustainable economy,” said Asscher … Read more
The cabinet will relax travel advice for most European countries, it will be announced on Wednesday. The advice ‘only necessary travel’ is replaced by ‘caution, safety risks’, sources say to NU.nl on Tuesday after reports of RTL News. France previously reported that foreign tourists are expected to be welcome again from 15 June. It is … Read more
Minister Kajsa Ollongren (Interior) is not participating in the race for D66 leadership this summer. She said that on a talk show on Thursday evening M. “I don’t think it’s wise. It’s better if you choose one of the other candidates knowing there are very different good candidates,” said the Deputy Prime Minister. The election … Read more