Municipalities are leaving consultations on affordable and accessible health care out of dissatisfaction with budget cuts and lack of structural funding. This also affects the Integral Care Agreement and the implementation of prevention policies.
Presenter of the YouTube channel RoddelPraat, Jan Roos, has been detained for inflammatory statements made during an episode about the alternative Sinterklaas party on Ameland. The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the statements and accuses the presenter of calling for violence and inciting hatred against journalists.
Passenger bus and train collide at railway crossing in Belgium, causing significant damage, but no injuries. Train traffic in West Flanders disrupted and repairs expected to take all weekend.
New taxes and higher prices of goods are causing inflation in the Netherlands, but without government measures, the cost of living would still be comparable to surrounding countries.
Prime Minister Schoof is calling for deals with opposition parties on cabinet plans in the areas of education, development aid and health care. Talks are being held with various parties because the coalition does not have a majority in the Senate and deals with the opposition are necessary.
'Irish troubadour and student join: lack of affordable housing threatens Ireland's success as one of the world's fastest growing economies, forcing people to leave the country for better housing options.'