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  • Dutch government scrambling to keep ASML in Netherlands

    03/09/2024 8:52:48 AM PST · by yesthatjallen · 22 replies
    Reuters ^ | 03 06 2024 | Toby Sterling
    SNIP ASML declined to comment on Wednesday. However, Wennink spoke at an event in The Hague and said he was concerned the business climate in the Netherlands was worsening. "Some of these elements that made us a great company, those elements are under pressure," he said, citing increasing regulation and a plan to scrap a tax break given to highly skilled immigrants. POTENTIAL CURBS ON FOREIGN STUDENTS Around 40% of ASML's 23,000 employees in the Netherlands are not Dutch. Europe's largest tech company sources parts from around the globe but currently assembles its machines in Veldhoven, Netherlands before shipping them...
  • Police cars torched during rioting between rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands

    02/17/2024 3:32:29 PM PST · by aspasia · 14 replies
    Wapo ^ | February, 17, 2024
    THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night, police said. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus. Images from the scene showed vehicles in flames and dozens of men in the street, some throwing rocks. “It got seriously out of hand,” The Hague Municipality spokesman Robin Middel said.
  • Globalist War on Farmers Exposed: Dutch MEP Rob Roos Sounds the Alarm in EU Parliament…

    01/22/2024 5:07:34 AM PST · by davikkm · 12 replies
    In a powerful and impassioned speech, Dutch MEP Rob Roos pulls back the curtain on the globalist war on farmers within the EU parliament. “No farmers, no food, no future!” he declares, laying bare the stakes of this silent battle. According to Roos, the ruling class is orchestrating a systematic disappearance of farmers, implementing regulations that make their livelihoods increasingly untenable – all under the banner of climate action. He paints a vivid picture of the struggle faced by farmers, one regulation at a time.
  • Geert Wilders receives huge blow as potential Dutch coalition partner rules itself out

    12/06/2023 6:25:13 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 12 replies
    EuroWeeklyNews ^ | Wednesday, November 29 | Chris King
    UPDATE: at 10:57 pm Geert Wilders suffered a major setback in his hope of forming a governing coalition when a potential key partner ruled itself out this Wednesday, November 29. The former Christian Democrat MP, Pieter Omtzigt, won 20 seats in last week’s election with new party Nieuw Sociaal Contract. His support was considered to be crucial in helping the new PVV leader to form a coalition government. Most Read on Euro Weekly News Dramatic Debate in The Netherlands ends in an arrest Exit polls suggest Geert Wilders' PVV party will win the Netherlands General Election UPDATE: Dutch PM Mark...
  • Far-Right Icon Predicted to Win Dutch Elections

    11/23/2023 5:41:55 PM PST · by devane617 · 37 replies
    NYTimes ^ | 11/22/2023
    The Netherlands on Wednesday took a startling turn in national elections with the potential to ripple through Europe, as Dutch voters threw most support behind the party of a far-right icon with an incendiary reputation who had campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform. Geert Wilders, a political provocateur long known for his anti-Islam and anti-Europe stances, appeared poised to come out significantly ahead with the most parliamentary seats, according to some early results and exit polls, which were expected to be dependable, especially given the margin of victory they indicated. “The Dutch voter has spoken,” Mr. Wilders said in a speech...
  • 'Anti-Islam Bad Boy' Wins Big in Dutch Elections, Leftist Meltdown Begins Immediately

    11/23/2023 6:25:48 AM PST · by george76 · 16 replies
    Red State. ^ | November 22, 2023 | Bonchie
    In yet another sign of a global political shift, the right-wing populist Party for Freedom in the Netherlands is projected to win a large plurality. According to exit polling, the PVV will pick up at least 35 seats while the current ruling coalition will combine for 37 losses while only winning 41 seats total.. That makes Geert Wilders, the founder of the Party for Freedom, the big winner. It also means an absolute meltdown has already started given how much Wilders is hated by the European left.. ... The Netherlands has been in the midst of a soft political revolution...
  • Far-right, anti-Islam Wilders wins Dutch election: exit poll

    The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won a stunning victory in the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will resound in Europe and further afield.
  • Dutch elections: PVV, PvdA-GL and VVD in close race in final I&O poll; 63% of voters still undecided

    11/21/2023 2:49:26 PM PST · by knighthawk · 4 replies
    NL Times ^ | November 21 2023
    The PVV, PvdA-GroenLinks, and the VVD are tied in the final poll by I&O Research. 63 percent of voters had not yet finalized their vote choice for the parliamentary elections that will take place on Wednesday. The survey was conducted from Monday at 09:00 p.m., following the EenVandaag debate, until Tuesday at 09:00 a.m. The previous poll by I&O Research was conducted from Friday afternoon to Monday morning and published on Monday evening. PVV rose from 26 to 28 seats in just one day, slightly ahead of the VVD and the left-wing alliance PvdA-GL, with both at 27 seats. The...
  • A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging

    08/07/2023 2:14:57 PM PDT · by george76 · 44 replies
    ap ^ | August 3, 2023 | PETER DEJONG
    EEMSHAVEN, Netherlands — Tugboats towed a freight ship that burned for a week on the North Sea while carrying thousands of cars into a Dutch port on Thursday for salvaging, laying to rest fears that it could sink close to shipping lanes and a protected habitat for birds. The Fremantle Highway was taken to the northern port of Eemshaven, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management said. A boat that has special booms to clean up oil spills accompanied the nearly 200-meter-long (around 650-foot-long) vessel as a precaution. The ship with 3,784 new vehicles, including 498 electric ones, on...
  • 500 EVs Among The 3000 Cars On Burning Ship Off Dutch Coast

    07/28/2023 11:22:39 AM PDT · by george76 · 65 replies
    Oil price ^ | Jul 28, 2023
    The massive roll-on, roll-off ship ablaze off the Dutch coast is transporting 500 electric vehicles. The ship's total cargo is around 3,800 vehicles, some of which are BMWs and Mercedes. Shipping blog TradeWinds reported Japan's K Line is the operator of "Fremantle Highway." According to K Line's figures, there are 3,783 vehicles, of which 489 are EVs. Earlier estimates had the number of EVs at 25. "The figure is far higher than first estimated and appears to raise the likelihood that a lithium-ion battery in an EV either caused the blaze in the 6,210-ceu Fremantle Highway (built 2013) or added...
  • Race to salvage sinking cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles including 350 Mercedes as it burns out of control in North Sea after fire 'caused by electric car'

    07/26/2023 10:03:24 AM PDT · by DFG · 115 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 07/26/2023 | Elena Salvoni
    The race is on to prevent the sinking of a cargo ship off the Dutch coast which is carrying almost 3,000 vehicles, including 350 Mercedes-Benz, as it burns out of control with an electric car believed to be behind the deadly fire. At least one crew member died and others were injured after fire ripped through the Fremantle Highway, a 18,500-ton car-carrying vessel. Rescue helicopters and boats evacuated 23 crew members from the Panamanian-registered ship. Officials have said there are 'many' wounded. Some suffered broken bones, burns and breathing problems and were taken to hospitals in the northern Netherlands, emergency...
  • Transgender woman is crowned Miss Netherlands for the first time in the beauty pageant's history and will now compete for the Miss Universe crown

    07/10/2023 5:23:16 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 70 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | UPDATED: 05:39 EDT, 10 July 2023 | By ELEANOR DYE
    Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, will be the second trans woman to go for Miss Universe A transgender woman has been crowned Miss Netherlands for the first time in the beauty pageant's history and is now set to compete for the Miss Universe title. Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, made history after she won the competition on Sunday. The new Miss Netherlands wore a red gown as she was overcome by emotion while receiving her crown from her predecessor Ona Moody and reigning Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel from the USA. The model stood victorious with a bouquet of flowers while her competitors...
  • Globalist Dutch Government Collapses, PM Mark Rutte Resigns, as Pro-Farmer Populists Threaten to Upend Establishment in Upcoming Elections

    07/08/2023 9:34:27 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 14 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 8 Jul 2023 | KURT ZINDULKA
    The globalist coalition government in The Netherlands collapsed on Friday evening, with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte tendering his resignation to King Willem-Alexander on Saturday, paving the way for elections to be held by November and the possibility of the populist pro-farmer BBB party to come into power.The fourth government of Mark Rutte, 56, the Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister, collapsed on Friday evening as coalition partners were seemingly incapable of coming to a compromise on the issue of migration and asylum policy. This marks the third time since coming to power in 2010 that a Rutte government failed to complete...
  • Dutch government collapses over immigration policy

    07/07/2023 1:38:00 PM PDT · by aspasia · 26 replies
    Reuters ^ | July 7, 2023
    AMSTERDAM, July 7 (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday collapsed after failing to reach a deal on restricting immigration, junior coalition partner Christian Union said, a move expected to trigger new elections in the fall.
  • Dutch king apologizes for country’s historic role in slave trade

    07/01/2023 12:04:25 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 39 replies
    The Hill ^ | 07/01/2023 | Julia Shapero
    Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized on Saturday for his country’s historic role in the slave trade, as he commemorated the 160th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands and its former colonies. “Today I stand before you. Today, as your King and as a member of the government, I make this apology myself. And I feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul,” Willem-Alexander said.
  • Video: Forget the Farmers! Dutch Government is Now Taking People's HOMES Too

    06/25/2023 1:44:13 AM PDT · by spirited irish · 54 replies
    PatriotandLiberty ^ | 6/23/23 | Redacted w Clayton Morris
    The Dutch government was successful in seizing farms and now they want to take over private homes too. The Housing Act will allow municipalities to force homeowners to sell their homes ONLY to people with a lower to middle income in the value of the home is less than 355,000€. Research shows that this will drive housing prices UP and cost of rent too. It is a shocking power grab in the year 2023.
  • Great Reset: Dutch Govt Launches Farmer Buyout Scheme as Thousands Face Shut Down

    06/12/2023 7:04:28 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 53 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/12/2023 | KURT ZINDULKA
    The Dutch government launched its long-anticipated Great Reset-style farmer buyout scheme on Monday, which could potentially see upwards of ten thousand farms shut down forever to fall in line with the green agenda of the European Union. Following years of political wrangling, the government of The Netherlands has launched its programme for buying out farms that do not comply with the EU’s Natura 2000 scheme supposedly meant to protect environmentally sensitive areas. The buyout programme will initially impact approximately 3,000 privately-owned farms which are deemed to emit too much nitrogen.
  • Ireland’s mooted cow massacre is a warning to net zero Britain...The Irish government is reportedly looking at plans to cull around 200,000 dairy cows to meet its climate targets. It's madness

    06/02/2023 1:24:52 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 27 replies
    Telegraph UK ^ | 2 June 2023 • 6:00am | JAMIE BLACKETT
    The collateral damage of net zero is now getting uncomfortably close to home. First Dutch farmers were threatened with compulsory purchases to satisfy EU emissions targets, fomenting a new revolt in the process. Now it’s Ireland’s turn, where the government is reportedly looking at plans to cull around 200,000 cows to meet its climate targets. The scheme would be a bit like voluntary redundancy, with farmers offered financial inducements to give up their cows. British beef and dairy farmers are now very jittery. It seems increasingly clear that there is an eco-modernist agenda to do away with conventional meat altogether....
  • John Kerry: Farmers Must Stop Growing Food to Meet ‘Net Zero’ Goals for ‘Emissions’

    05/27/2023 9:36:49 PM PDT · by george76 · 168 replies
    Slay News ^ | May 27, 2023 | Frank Bergman
    Joe Biden’s “climate czar” John Kerry is calling for farmers to stop growing food in order to meet the administration’s radical “net zero” goals for lowering “emissions.” Kerry, Biden’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, issued the warning during a green agenda conference in Washington D.C. During the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) AIM for Climate Summit, Kerry told the audience that “we can’t get to net zero, we won’t get this job done, unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution.” Kerry warned attendees that his and other world leaders’ “lives depend” on farmers ceasing their operations. Stopping...
  • Netherlands moves to limit farmers to TWO cows per acre to curb emissions: report

    05/25/2023 4:11:08 AM PDT · by george76 · 52 replies
    Human Events ^ | 05/20/2023 | Katie Daviscourt
    The Dutch government continues its war on the country's farmers and has proposed new regulations that would roughly limit two cows per acre in order to reach the European Union's climate change targets by 2030... The proposal, which has not yet been approved by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, would limit "0.35 hectares of grassland per livestock unit" in an attempt to tackle nitrogen emissions by reducing methane gas, which will place an even greater strain between the country's farmers and Dutch government. ... The Netherlands, which is the second-largest exporter of agricultural products in the entire world, has seen...