Podcast: The Banksy of Ter Apel Edition
The signs are looking bad for Dick Schoof’s cabinet as it hits the 100-day mark, and not just the ones that Marjolein Faber wants to hang in refugee centres. Geert Wilders goes on the offensive against Amsterdam’s mayor Femke Halsema for her handling of a pro-Palestinian demonstration on October 7. Dutch universities do their bit for the government’s plan to deter foreign students by plunging down the international league table. A mechanic sparks panic in a museum when he clears out a lift shaft. And the world of football mourns Johan Neeskens, whose penalty kick in the 1974 World Cup final was one of the iconic moments of Dutch sport.
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News
More woes for asylum minister as MPs say no to refugee signs
EU ministers stress unity on migration and dismiss Dutch opt-out plan
Column: This hard-right Dutch government is a lot worse than a mess
Schoof gives muted support for Halsema after attack by Wilders
Halsema calls for unity on anniversary of Hamas attacks in Israel
No Dutch universities in Times Higher Education top 50 as ratings slide
British man appears in court accused of setting up dark web drugs bazaar
Jeers for beers as mechanic accidentally trashes artwork
Sport
Johan Neeskens, Ajax and Barcelona’s “other Johan”, dies at 73
Kayleigh van Dooren gives Twente dream start in Champions League (AD.nl)
Koeman urges Netherlands to maintain positive Nations League start (BeIn Sports)
Zverev scrapes through, Djokovic cruises to Shanghai Masters last 16 (RFI)
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