Podcast: The Fake Kremlins and Rotten Parliaments Edition
In the week that Hugo de Jonge revealed that the Binnenhof renovation will cost €2bn and last until 2028, we ask if there is any chance of a government being in place by then. The king thanks his Spanish counterpart for putting up Princess Amalia in Madrid after she was threatened by gangsters, while Prinsjesdag is set for a populist makeover. In a bad week for pensioners, six people in their 70s go on trial for distributing a suicide powder, while canal boat tours fall foul of Amsterdam’s anti-tourism drive. Flower growers get creative at the Bloemencorso, and we explain how a Dutch socialist heathen architect rekindled an Olympic tradition.
Ophef of the week: Ex-D66 minister flies into a storm over Russian Fun and Sun seekers
News
Coalition talks sidetracked again by social media rows
Cost of renovating Dutch parliament to pass €2bn mark
Extra money for Ukraine, councils and refugees in spring statement
Senate votes to end gas drilling in Groningen this year
Princess Amalia lived in Madrid for a year to escape threats
Prinsjesdag pomp to get a populist makeover this year
Amsterdam council rules on selling food at Koningsdag markets (amsterdam.nl)
Suicide powder group member sold Substance X to over 600 people
At least 172 people found to have died using Substance X powder
Amsterdam to slash river cruise stays in latest anti-tourism drive
Route of the 2024 Bloemencorso (Bloemenstreep Omroep)
Sport
Bright spark: how a Dutch architect revived the Olympic flame
Gracenote predicts 18 golds and record haul for Dutch team in Paris
Ajax conflict deepens as Kroes and Van Praag head for showdown
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