Former Roermond Bishop Harrie Smeets Dies at 63: Memorial Service for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Former Roermond Bishop Harrie Smeets Dies at 63: Memorial Service for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

ANP Bishop Harrie Smeets during a memorial service for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Christopher’s Cathedral In association with L1mburg NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 21:18 Former Bishop Harrie Smeets of Roermond died this afternoon at the age of 63, the diocese of Roermond reports. Smeets had been seriously ill for several years. Smeets was appointed bishop … Read more

43-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 40 Hours Community Service for Voting Card Fraud in Roermond

43-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 40 Hours Community Service for Voting Card Fraud in Roermond

ANP In association with L1mburg NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 21:20 A 43-year-old man from Roermond has been sentenced to 40 hours of community service for committing voting card fraud. During the 2022 municipal elections, he offered 10 euros to people staying in a homeless shelter in exchange for their voting card. Then-mayor Rianne Donders already reported the … Read more

Discover the Twin Cities: Museum Month in Venlo, Krefeld, Roermond, and Mönchengladbach

Discover the Twin Cities: Museum Month in Venlo, Krefeld, Roermond, and Mönchengladbach

Culture has no national borders. When it comes to literature, but also exhibition topics, the cities on both sides of the German-Dutch border have been following common paths for many years in order to shed light on exciting projects from different perspectives. New is a museum month that the cities of Venlo and Krefeld as … Read more

Low Numbers of Chinese Tourists in the Netherlands: Impact on Popular Destinations

NOSTourists in Giethoorn NOS News•today, 4:36 pm Since the beginning of this year, the more than 1.4 billion inhabitants of China have been allowed to travel abroad again after a long lockdown. But to the Netherlands they do that much less than before. There are few Chinese tourists in Giethoorn, the Zaanse Schans and Amsterdam, … Read more