The new A24 highway near Rotterdam is about to open and will be celebrated with a festival this weekend and a tunnel run tomorrow. This six-year construction should reduce congestion in the region, but drivers will have to pay electronic tolls.
Webshops are trying to reduce returns, but it remains a challenge. Figures show that consumers return an average of 12.3 percent of packages, leading to a lot of wasted energy and extra costs. Some companies are now charging for returns, but this remains sensitive in the industry.
Disaster threatens at climate summit in Baku because of money issue: island states and poorest countries walk away from negotiations, while president Azerbaijan comes up with too few proposals. Imminent consequence: no agreement, and that has major consequences for future climate policy of countries.
OM demands community service against officers who harshly detained protester at corona protest in The Hague three years ago, despite footage showing the man resisting.
Prime Minister Schoof refused to take back his harsh words about Moroccan youth during his weekly press conference, causing division within Dutch society. He clarified that his criticism is aimed only at young people who turn away from Dutch society, not at all Dutch people with a migration background.
The Netherlands drops on the list of affluent countries taking in refugees from UN refugee camps, from spot 12 to spot 18. This is due to the coalition decision and affects the most vulnerable refugees who do not have to go through an asylum procedure.