A shadow of anti-Semitism hangs around Jewish caricatures seen in the carnival parade in Aalst over the weekend and last year, Dutch Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security said to NPO Radio 1 program Dit is de Dag. Grapperhaus said he saw photos of the parade and finds it "totally wrong", "tasteless", and "below all levels". In December, UNESCO …
A video of a mouse munching on a crepe in an Amsterdam cafe, resulted in the business being ordered closed by the Dutch food and consumer product safety authority NVWA. "The business can only be reopened if the entrepreneur has thoroughly cleaned everything up and has taken measures to prevent vermin", the NVWA said. The situation in the cafe was …
The number of reports of rat sightings made to Amsterdam’s health service GGD rose by 25% in 2016 and sightings doubled in Rotterdam, according to a report in the Telegraaf on Wednesday. Pest controller Wilfred Top told the Telegraaf the present increase in the rat population throughout the country had been expected. Awareness programs are being carried out in 33 …
