Frans Timmermans of GroenLinks-PvdA is open to cooperation with VVD, but sees little progress in the current formation. He wants to return to the elections next time as list leader and argues for a clearer red-green narrative from the party in a rich but divided society.
Ziggo's baby channel, BabyTV, was hacked for the second time to show Russian propaganda, shocking both the provider and Disney. The source of the hack is still unknown, but experts believe it could be the Russian government due to the level of sophistication.
Implementation of British plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda possibly approved by parliament tonight, showing general trend of European countries to take asylum procedures elsewhere.
The Netherlands is trying to keep young people away from vapes and tobacco, while in Greece little is being done to curb cigarette sales. Smoke-Free Generation hopes to be smoke-free by 2040, but experts warn that more measures are needed to achieve this goal.
Start-up Meatable is organizing a limited-edition tasting of their cultured pork sausage, the first cultured meat to be tasted within the European Union. With the goal of saving millions of tons of greenhouse gas, water and animal life by 2040, commercial sales and European approval are still pending.
Number of reports of whooping cough rises sharply in April, especially among infants. Possible explanations are the corona measures and declining vaccination rates.