DutchNews podcast – The Sjopperdepop Seat Snatch Switch Edition – Week 22
On the eve of the first big relaxation of lockdown rules, the podcast team asks if it’s safe to take a seat on the train or at the bar. Police close an abattoir in Gelderland following a coronavirus outbreak, shining a spotlight on conditions for migrant workers. The Netherlands continues to aggravate its EU partners over financial support for corona-hit countries, while at home there are more unsavoury twists in the tax office fraud scandal. And we bring you up to date on a spate of new political appointments as ‘Mister Stikstof’ Johan Remkes takes his last bow.
Ophef of the week: Seat-snatching merry-go-round as VVD outcast Van Haga joins FvD
Coronavirus news
Fitness centres cleared to open in July if corona numbers stay low
Ventilation is key to stopping corona, Dutch researchers find
Coronavirus total nears 6,000 as government prepares to ramp up testing
Police close Apeldoorn slaughterhouse after owners breach Covid-19 rules
Third meat plant closed after one in six workers test positive
Other news
Dutch and ‘frugal four’ partners present EU recovery plan
Grapperhaus rules out arming street wardens following wave of attacks
Tax officials ‘promised immunity’ for co-operating with benefits scandal inquiry
Mark Rutte’s mother dies in nursing home, PM observed ban on visits
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