Podcast: The Brussels Banana Drama Edition
Geert Wilders insists he doesn’t have a banana for a backbone, but his flexibility may have saved Dick Schoof’s bacon for now ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting to finalise the government’s asylum policy. Marjolein Faber’s talent for confecting word salads throws the coalition parties into a state of confusion, while Reinette Klever cleverly rebrands the Rwanda refugee scheme by substituting a neighbouring country with a similar name. Universities warn that plans to limit foreign students and English courses will damage their international status. And in sport, Ronald Koeman laments the tactical superiority of the Germans and the Dutch bullet train steamrollers the competition at the track cycling championships in Denmark.
Ophef of the week: Maastricht university shuts down soiled “mindfulnest”
News
Confusion reigns over refugee crisis plan after Faber says it’s ready
PVV set to ditch emergency law on asylum, but at what cost?
Government to probe plan to send failed asylum seekers to Uganda
Retired psychologist, 80, found guilty of distributing suicide kits
Dutch government to slash English university courses, curb foreign students
No Dutch universities in Times Education Top 50 as ratings slide
New style national park in Brabant honours Vincent van Gogh
Noordbrabants museum buys Van Gogh painting for €8.6 million (NOS)
Replica of Anne Frank’s secret annex built for New York exhibition
Sport
Germany beat lacklustre Netherlands 1-0 in Munich
Dutch bullet train charges to gold at track cycling championships
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