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1 month ago

Ombudsman calls for reassessment of protest rights in the Netherlands

NL Times

Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen is launching a new investigation into the state of protest rights in the Netherlands, citing growing concerns over the restrictions placed on demonstrations. Van Zutphen questioned the severity of such actions, calling it “borderline” and expressing concerns over the broader impact on the right to protest. Seven years ago, Van Zutphen’s earlier report concluded …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ombudsman: hundreds of people wrongly put on terror watch lists

Dutch News

The government must do more to help citizens whose names are wrongly added to terrorism “watch lists” shared by intelligence agencies, national ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen has said. Lack of transparency makes it “virtually impossible” for people to have their names removed from watch lists or find out if they are included on them, Van Zutphen said in a report …

Names Van Zutphen Watch Lists

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Black Myth-Wukong: Hit Chinese video game caught in censorship row

The Hindu

“The co-publisher of hit Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong this week sent guidelines to foreign streamers, urging them against discussing politically touchy topics such as COVID-19 or feminism,” players said. But in the run up to the game’s release, video streamers reported receiving a document from co-publishers Hero Games warning them to avoid topics including “feminist propaganda” or “politics” …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ombudsman investigating Dutch government’s terrorism watch list

NL Times

The National Ombudsman has launched an investigation into how the government handles its terrorism watchlist. According to Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen, citizens often don’t realize they’re on the list, only finding out when they can’t enter a holiday destination or get arrested abroad. The Ombudsman launched this investigation to determine whether the government handles this data carefully because not doing …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Amsterdam hits housing snag: Construction falls short of target

NL Times

Despite starting construction on over 5,000 homes in 2023, Amsterdam fell short of its ambitious goal of 7,500 new units, highlighting ongoing challenges in addressing the city's chronic housing shortage. These factors, combined with uncertainties surrounding rental market legislation and high interest rates, have made investors cautious, especially in the mid-priced rental segment, where construction lagged behind expectations. Van Dantzig …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam to create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods

NL Times

Amsterdam is changing its housing construction strategy. Instead of building homes in business districts or creating new neighborhoods like in recent years, the city will create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods that need more investment. This way, Amsterdam will remain a good and pleasant city for all its residents in the future.” With the densification, Amsterdam will also invest …

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1 year ago

Government essentially forcing people to commit fraud: Ombudsman

NL Times

The Dutch government is essentially forcing certain groups of people to structurally commit fraud, the National Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, said in a report published on Tuesday. It involves professional administrators, legal representatives, and informal caregivers who have to digitally do business with the government, a health insurer, or the bank on someone else’s behalf, Trouw reports. “The government is …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Dutch gov't barely learning from major scandals, ignoring victims' needs: Ombudsman

NL Times

The government hardly learns from the experiences gained from major recovery operations, such as those for the benefits scandal and the earthquake damage in Groningen. The government also doesn’t pay sufficient attention to what victims actually need, concluded National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen after studying 10 recovery operations. The Ombudsman’s report, which will be published Tuesday, looked at how government …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Serie A: Lukaku scores 2 in Roma’s 4-1 win at Cagliari; Napoli loses 3-1 at home to Fiorentina

The Hindu

Romelu Lukaku is making an immediate impact at Roma. Lukaku scored twice in Roma’s 4-1 win at last-place Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday to raise his tally to seven goals in eight matches across all competitions with the Giallorossi. “I’m a professional.” Dybala exited the match in the first half with a left knee issue — having missed long …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch gov't severely criticized in parliamentary hearings on benefits scandal

NL Times

The Dutch government received fierce criticism during the parliamentary inquiry into the benefits scandal and its fraud policy this week. The National Ombudsman, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, and the Council of State all had no good word to say about the government’s fraud approach while speaking with the parliamentary committee of inquiry. The government’s fraud policy “massively and completely” …

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2 years ago

Can Barcelona and Real Madrid’s prodigies take these giants into a new era?

New York Times

Paco Seirul-lo, Barcelona’s long-time head of methodology, used to talk about the different kinds of tactical superiority in football: numerical, positional, qualitative and “socio-affective superiority”, which hopefully sounds less like a medical diagnosis in the original Catalan. His production has exploded: after averaging 0.40 non-penalty expected goals plus expected assists per 90 minutes across his first three La Liga seasons, …

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2 years ago

Dutch government has failed the people, says National Ombudsman in scathing interview

NL Times

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen was strongly critical about the functioning of the government in an interview with De Telegraaf. Now, looking back over the entirety of 2022, he said the government rating did not improve, “because they have failed, and they simply do not keep their promises," he told the newspaper. The scandal led to the resignation of Prime …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Social minimum income not enough, more people in trouble: National Ombudsman

NL Times

The social minimum income is not sufficient, the National Ombudsman said in a report. In addition, people living on the social minimum experience few future prospects and do not see many opportunities to improve their situation. “As long as people are in financial trouble, they can’t work on their future.” About a million Netherlands residents have to get by on …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo hope Champions League final against Liverpool is ‘first of many’ at Real Madrid

The Independent

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2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities

Dutch News

Amsterdam’s new coalition administration was formally unveiled on Wednesday morning, pledging to focus on equal opportunities, a sustainable future and responsible growth. ‘The room to manoeuvre is very tight and we have to make choices.’ Among the policy measures unveiled on Wednesday morning were a commitment to invest €60m in shoring up disadvantaged parts of Noord, Nieuw-West and Zuidoost, a …

2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities

Dutch News

Amsterdam’s new coalition administration was formally unveiled on Wednesday morning, pledging to focus on equal opportunities, a sustainable future and responsible growth. ‘The room to manoeuvre is very tight and we have to make choices.’ Among the policy measures unveiled on Wednesday morning were a commitment to invest €60m in shoring up disadvantaged parts of Noord, Nieuw-West and Zuidoost, a …

2 years, 10 months ago

Veterans Ombudsman recommends new approach to veteran care

NL Times

Veterans seeking emergency shelter face too many obstacles, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the Veterans Ombudsman. The government has a special duty to care for veterans, said Veterans Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen. It is unclear which body is in charge of emergency shelter, so veterans, their families and care providers often do not know where to go, …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Tents not suitable for refugees in winter, ombudsman tells minister

Dutch News

The emergency refugee centre in Heumensoord in Gelderland is unsuitable for use in the winter months and proper accommodation must be found for the occupants as a matter of urgency, the national ombudsman and the Dutch human rights committee say. The two organisations have written to junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol urging her to come up with a permanent solution …

Dutch Refugee

3 years, 2 months ago

Management of childcare benefits scandal shows system needs radical change: Ombudsman

NL Times

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen called for a radical change to the system in the Trouw after the Tax authorities falsely accused thousands of parents of being fraudsters based on their ethnicity in the child benefits scandal. "If I put myself in the position of the citizens who were told that there will be an integral test, but no prospect …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Be careful of excessive alcohol consumption when Covid restrictions end, doctor warns kids

NL Times

Pediatrician Nico van der Lely, initiator of the first alcohol outpatient clinic in the Netherlands at the Reinier de Graaf hospital in Delft, warned against "partying extra hard with a lot of alcohol" in the coming period, especially for minors. During the first lockdown last year, the number of children admitted to hospital with alcohol poisoning fell "drastically", but that …

Alcohol Van Der Lely

3 years, 5 months ago

Superb Asensio puts Spain into Olympic football final against Brazil

Deccan Chronicle

Tokyo: Spain will play reigning champions Brazil in the Olympic men's football final after Marco Asensio's superb extra-time winner Tuesday secured a 1-0 victory over host nation Japan in Saitama. Japan goalkeeper Kosei Tani produced a key save to deny Rafa Mir in the first half, while VAR intervened to overturn a penalty awarded to Spain after a tackle by …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Some self-employed still missing out on Covid support: Ombudsman

NL Times

There are still self-employed people in the Netherlands who are excluded from the government's coronavirus support packages, while they desperately need the support, National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen said based on over 500 reports to his hotline. "Self-employed persons and small entrepreneurs who are not eligible for corona support are having a hard time," Van Zutphen said to NOS. But …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Ethnic profiling complaints must be taken more seriously: Ombudsman

NL Times

The authorities and institutions in the Netherlands must take reports and complaints of ethnic profiling more seriously, according to National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen. The majority of people who experienced ethnic profiling already do not file a complaint about it because they feel it will lead to nothing, Van Zutphen said. The question is no longer if the Dutch government …

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4 years ago

Mortgage applications skyrocketed in December

NL Times

The number of mortgage applications was significantly higher last month than it usually is in December. In the last month of 2020, 40,458 mortgages were taken out, well above the average of the December months in the previous four years, which was 30,015. It comes as no surprise that more mortgages were applied for last December, says HDN director Reinier …

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Ombudsman calls for reassessment of protest rights in the Netherlands

Ombudsman: hundreds of people wrongly put on terror watch lists

Black Myth-Wukong: Hit Chinese video game caught in censorship row

Ombudsman investigating Dutch government’s terrorism watch list

Amsterdam hits housing snag: Construction falls short of target

Amsterdam to create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods

Government essentially forcing people to commit fraud: Ombudsman

Dutch gov't barely learning from major scandals, ignoring victims' needs: Ombudsman

Serie A: Lukaku scores 2 in Roma’s 4-1 win at Cagliari; Napoli loses 3-1 at home to Fiorentina

Dutch gov't severely criticized in parliamentary hearings on benefits scandal

Can Barcelona and Real Madrid’s prodigies take these giants into a new era?

Dutch government has failed the people, says National Ombudsman in scathing interview

Social minimum income not enough, more people in trouble: National Ombudsman

Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo hope Champions League final against Liverpool is ‘first of many’ at Real Madrid

Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities

Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities

Veterans Ombudsman recommends new approach to veteran care

Tents not suitable for refugees in winter, ombudsman tells minister

Management of childcare benefits scandal shows system needs radical change: Ombudsman

Be careful of excessive alcohol consumption when Covid restrictions end, doctor warns kids

Superb Asensio puts Spain into Olympic football final against Brazil

Some self-employed still missing out on Covid support: Ombudsman

Ethnic profiling complaints must be taken more seriously: Ombudsman

Mortgage applications skyrocketed in December