Podcast: The Weapons of Mass Distraction Edition
Groningen is up in arms over the senate’s decision to pause the great gas switch-off, in a week when several government plans perish in the upper house. Czech claims that Russia has infiltrated the Dutch parliament leave MPs with an intriguing missed Thierry to solve. Ajax’s new chief executive scores a devastating own goal as the club’s season of misery continues. The government’s efforts to remove non-Ukrainans who fled the war turns into a legal minefield, while oil giant Shell appeals against a court order to clean up after its customers.
Ophef of the week: Efteling’s enhanced Sleeping Beauty goes viral
Dutch coronavirus dashboard is no longer being updated
Tax hike drives up cost of cigarettes to €11 a packet
News
Fury as right-wing senators delay vote on shutting down Groningen gas
Senate throws out new law to tackle workplace discrimination
BBB may block planned minimum wage rise in Senate
Wilders demands clarity over Russian propaganda network claims
De Jonge insists he will not name names in Russian influence scandal
Baudet reprimanded for threatening to “knock Klaver’s block off”
More third-country nationals given reprieve to await Euro court ruling
Van der Burg says councils can continue evicting non-Ukrainian refugees
Shell heads to court to appeal against landmark climate change ruling
€374m goes unclaimed as can and bottle recycling scheme misses target
Sport
Ajax move to sack new CEO Alex Kroes amid insider trading allegations
Debt-ridden Vitesse Arnhem may not be able to finish season, says director (NOS)
NEC hand PSV first league defeat in 42 matches, Feyenoord close gap
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