Podcast: The Expats Have Snatched All Our Herring Edition
Exhausted and bedraggled after six months of bruising negotiations, the four parties in the new coalition this week hauled themselves over the start line. While the VVD filled the cabinet with heavyweight international statesmen and NSC appointed senior judges and diplomats, the PVV posted fans of Nazi “Umvolkung” theories. The breakthrough came just in time for Mark Rutte to take over the top job at Nato, having slipped a few sweeteners into Viktor Orbán’s coffee. Nearly half of international residents in the Netherlands have experienced or witnessed discrimination, a survey for Dutch News shows. Oranje kick off their campaign with a thunderous strike of Wout Weghorst’s boot, but the cricketers are out of the T20 World Cup following a Sri Lankan thrashing. And the flags are out in Scheveningen for the new herring season.
Ophef of the week: BBB’s Mona Keijzer tried to block senior care complex using nitrogen rules (Volkskrant)
“Rasta Ruud” retires after blackface sparks another social media storm
News
PVV asylum minister pledges to “behave” in new cabinet
New Dutch coalition still on course despite unease about PVV
Yesilgöz questions PVV cabinet nominee’s “attitude and tone”
New Dutch cabinet is complete, but not without controversy
BBB and NSC join CDA in centre-right European parliament group
Hungary backs Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte for Nato job
Expat drivers are a danger on the roads, instructor claims
First international electric flights to take off from Maastricht
This year’s new herring are “lekker vet”, season starts on Wednesday
Sport
Poland 1-2 Netherlands: Late Weghorst goal seals perfect start
Salvation in sight for Vitesse as club confirms takeover talks
Dutch knocked out of cricket’s T20 World Cup, Bangladesh sneak through
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