Secretary of State Jansen is introducing new rules for takeout food and beverages in disposable plastic, requiring a surcharge of 25 cents per cup and per meal. The measure, from the European Single Use Plastic Directive, aims to reduce the huge amount of plastic in litter by 2026.
Indonesian nurses and Avans+ University of Applied Sciences have reached a settlement in which the nurses will receive compensation of 100,000 euros for delays and miscommunications surrounding an apprenticeship program in the Netherlands.
Christmas hampers and gift certificates are becoming more important as end-of-year gifts for employees, research shows. Employers are using these to try to keep their employees happy, but unions stress that good working conditions are also very important.
Four suspects arrested for their involvement in the fatal explosions in The Hague neighborhood Tarwekamp have been remanded in custody for at least two weeks. The suspects, from Rotterdam and Brabant, are accused of arson, causing an explosion that killed six people, and other related crimes.
American prisoner in Syria has been released by armed rebels and is trying to return to the US, but there is still no news about the fate of journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared 12 years ago in Syria.
Russian rocket scientist Mikhail Shatski was reportedly shot and killed near Moscow, according to Ukrainian media sources. The suspected perpetrator is believed to be the military intelligence unit of Ukraine.